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(New page: The '''scalp''' is the skin covering the top of the human skull. Metaphorically, it is the trophy of a victory over another person, the term coming from the supposed practice of ce...) |
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| − | The '''scalp''' is the [[skin]] covering the top of the human [[skull]]. Metaphorically, it is the trophy of a victory over another person, the term coming from the supposed practice of certain [[native American]] peoples of 'scalping' fallen opponents (removing the scalp as a trophy). | + | The '''scalp''' is the [[skin]] covering the top of the human [[skull]]. Metaphorically, it is the trophy of a victory over another person, the term coming from the supposed former practice of certain [[native American]] peoples of 'scalping' fallen opponents (removing the scalp as a trophy). |
Revision as of 11:35, September 20, 2008
The scalp is the skin covering the top of the human skull. Metaphorically, it is the trophy of a victory over another person, the term coming from the supposed former practice of certain native American peoples of 'scalping' fallen opponents (removing the scalp as a trophy).