Defn: Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping.
3. A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market. [Cant]
4. A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets. [Cant]
SCALPING
Scalp"ing,
Defn: a. & n. from Scalp. Scalping iron (Surg.), an instrument used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory. — Scalping knife, a knife used by north American Indians in scalping.
SCALPRIFORM
Scal"pri*form, a. Etym: [L. scalprum chisel, knife + -form.] (Anat.)
Defn: Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of rodents.
SCALY
Scal"y, a.
1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly crocodile." Milton.
2. Resembling scales, laminæ, or layers.