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Rarescaup
The correct spelling is scaup.
How to pronounce scaup
noun
IPA: /skɔːp/
Say it like: Scau-p
The correct spelling is scaup. The top of the head; the skull. For example: "Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle."
Usage Examples
“Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The top of the head; the skull.
- 2.The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
- 3.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.The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached.
- 5.A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.
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