2. Noun. The action by which someone is scalped. ¹
3. Noun. A fraudulent form of market manipulation in which a person buys shares immediately before recommending the shares to others, thus driving the price up ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scalping
1. scalp [v] - See also: scalp
Medical Definition of Scalping
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scalping
Literary usage of Scalping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants: Being a Description of by Richard Irving Dodge (1876)
"scalping. WHEN Indians wear scalp locks the process of scalping consists in
removing from the head a ... scalping is not fatal. I have known several persons ..."
2. The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants: Being a Description of by Richard Irving Dodge (1876)
"scalping. WHEN* Indians wear scalp locks the process of scalping consists in
removing from the head a round piece of skin of which the crown is the centre. ..."
3. The Conquest of Canada by George Warburton (1849)
"The women proceed with the expedition for some distance; and when they must 9 "
The modern scalping-knife is of civilised manufacture, made expressly for ..."
4. Railway Legislation in the United States by Balthasar Henry Meyer (1903)
"Tickets : scalping, Redemption of Unused Tickets, Passes. — The public has long
been familiar with arguments for and against ticket brokerage, ..."
5. The Heart of the Railroad Problem: The History of Railway Discrimination in by Frank Parsons (1906)
"In 10 States where statutes were passed against scalping, the brokers and the
railroads practically nullified the law. And by collusion with these brokers ..."
6. History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by by John Wesley Monette (1848)
"Indian scalping Parties on the Frontier.—Their cautious and destructive Movements
... The scalping-knife.—Tomahawk—Battle- ax.—War-club.—Declaration of War. ..."
7. The Hunting Grounds of the Great West: A Description of the Plains, Game by Richard Irving Dodge, William Blackmore (1878)
"scalping. WHEN Indians wear scalp locks the pro consists in removing from the
head a rou of which the crown is the centre. Noi Indians wear scalp locks, ..."
8. The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants: Being a Description of by Richard Irving Dodge (1876)
"scalping. WHEN Indians wear scalp locks the process of scalping consists in
removing from the head a ... scalping is not fatal. I have known several persons ..."
9. The Plains of the Great West and Their Inhabitants: Being a Description of by Richard Irving Dodge (1876)
"scalping. WHEN* Indians wear scalp locks the process of scalping consists in
removing from the head a round piece of skin of which the crown is the centre. ..."
10. The Conquest of Canada by George Warburton (1849)
"The women proceed with the expedition for some distance; and when they must 9 "
The modern scalping-knife is of civilised manufacture, made expressly for ..."
11. Railway Legislation in the United States by Balthasar Henry Meyer (1903)
"Tickets : scalping, Redemption of Unused Tickets, Passes. — The public has long
been familiar with arguments for and against ticket brokerage, ..."
12. The Heart of the Railroad Problem: The History of Railway Discrimination in by Frank Parsons (1906)
"In 10 States where statutes were passed against scalping, the brokers and the
railroads practically nullified the law. And by collusion with these brokers ..."
13. History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by by John Wesley Monette (1848)
"Indian scalping Parties on the Frontier.—Their cautious and destructive Movements
... The scalping-knife.—Tomahawk—Battle- ax.—War-club.—Declaration of War. ..."
14. The Hunting Grounds of the Great West: A Description of the Plains, Game by Richard Irving Dodge, William Blackmore (1878)
"scalping. WHEN Indians wear scalp locks the pro consists in removing from the
head a rou of which the crown is the centre. Noi Indians wear scalp locks, ..."
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