Vocabulary : Scalloping to Scamble
Scalloping : of Scallop ;; Fishing for scallops.Scalp : A bed of oysters or mussels. ;; That part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair. ;; A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, cut or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of North America, as a token of victory. ;; Fig.: The top; the summit. ;; To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of. ;; To remove the skin of. ;; To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling. ;; To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account.
Scalped : of Scalp
Scalpel : A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting.
Scalper : One who, or that which, scalps. ;; Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping. ;; A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market. ;; A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets. ;; A person who buys tickets for entertainment or sports events and sells them at a profit, often at a much higher price. Also, ticket scalper.
