scalp

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The top of the head; the skull.
2. 2
   The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
3. 3
   The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from: A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory.
4. 4
   The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from: The skin of the head of a stag, to which the horns are attached.
5. 5
   A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.
6. 6
   A bed or stratum of shellfish.
7. 7
   The top; the summit.

Verb

1. 1
   To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.
2. 2
   To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally.
3. 3
   To bet on opposing competitors so as to make a profit from the bookmaker.
4. 4
   On an open outcry exchange trading floor, to buy and sell rapidly for one's own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less).
5. 5
   To screen or sieve ore before further processing.
6. 6
   To remove the skin of.
7. 7
   To remove the grass from.
8. 8
   To destroy the political influence of.
9. 9
   To brush the hairs or fuzz from (wheat grains, etc.) in the process of high milling.