D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Scalping

/(skălp"ĭng)/ · Scalp·ing · IPA /skˈælpɪŋ/
01 a. & n. a. & n. from Scalp.
  1. 1.
    a. & n. from Scalp. See: Scalp
Phrases & compounds
Scalping iron — an instrument used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory.
Scalping knife — a knife used by North American Indians in scalping.