scalp

Definitions

• (now) The top of the head; the skull.
• The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
• (historical) 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.
• (heraldry) The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached.
• (figuratively) A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.
• (Scotland) A bed or stratum of shellfish.
• (figurative) The top; the summit.