Scalp
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The scalp is the skin on the head from which head hair grows. It is richly supplied with blood vessels and can be subject to such conditions as dandruff and cutis verticis gyrata.
It also means the illegal selling of tickets for an event in the black market. A person who indulges in such an activity is a scalper.
In betting terminology it means a bet on both sides on the money line in such a way as to guarantee profit. Similarly its use in trading refers to buying and selling in equal amounts so that there is no net position at the end of the day's trading thus making a minimal profit. The scalp can be done in either a few minutes or a few hours. Betting scalps can be calculated with a scalp calculator.
See also
- Scalping -- the practice of taking the scalp as a trophy of war
- Trichology -- the scientific study of hair and scalp
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