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Webster 1913 Edition

(skălp′ĭng)

Adj.

Noun.

from

Scalping iron

(Surg.)

an instrument used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory.

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Scalping knife

a knife used by North American Indians in scalping.

scalping

scalping ‎(plural scalpings)

The action by which someone is scalped.
A fraudulent form of market manipulation in which a person buys shares immediately before recommending the shares to others, thus driving the price up

act of scalping

form of market manipulation