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scaup

/skɔːp/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  6. A bed or stratum of shellfish.
  7. Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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