'Scalping' definitions:

Definition of 'Scalping'

From: GCIDE
  • Scalp \Scalp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scalping.]
  • 1. To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Surg.) To remove the skin of. [1913 Webster]
  • We must scalp the whole lid [of the eye]. --J. S. Wells. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scalping'

From: GCIDE
  • Scalping \Scalp"ing\ (sk[a^]lp"[i^]ng), a. & n. from Scalp. [1913 Webster]
  • Scalping iron (Surg.), an instrument used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory.
  • Scalping knife, a knife used by North American Indians in scalping. [1913 Webster]