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n. (plural of scalp English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: scalp)

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Scalps is a 1983 American horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray that revolves around a vengeful Native American spirit.

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What an opportunity that would have been for the Sarpent, who would have despatched them, one after another, with his knife, and had their six scalps at his girdle, in about the time it takes me to tell you the story.

At a later day he gave Henry heartfelt thanks for his warning, as six hours afterward the vanguard of the horde burned his home and raged because its owner and his family were gone with their scalps on their own heads.

Here could be no scalps, with the long, silky hair of women and children.

The sun was setting, but its dying light, brilliant and intense, tinged the field as if with blood, showing all the yelling horde as the warriors rushed about for scalps, or danced in triumph, whirling their hideous trophies about their heads.

There will be feasting in the lodges of the Iroquois, And scalps will hang on the high ridge pole, But wolves will roam where the Yengees dwelt And will gnaw the bones of them all, Of the man, the woman, and the child.

There was little organization in the army of the Indians and of their white allies, which was giving itself up to the enjoyment of scalps and torture.

Many scalps have been taken, those of women and children, too, and men have died at the stake.

The night before the fugitives reached Fort Penn, the Iroquois began the celebration of the Thanksgiving Dance for their great victory and the many scalps taken at Wyoming.

Mighty has been our taking of scalps, They will fill all the lodges of the Iroquois.

They ate plentifully, lolled on the grass, and looked at some hideous trophies, the scalps that they carried at their belts.

And they were constantly fed from the North with arms, ammunition, rewards for scalps, bounties, and great promises.

The watchful eyes of Henry saw three fresh scalps hanging from as many belts, and the finger that lay upon the trigger of his rifle fairly ached to press it.

The hair was usually blonde, and most of the scalps had been stretched tight over little hoops.

Well, I lifted off his hair with my knife, and untied mine from the belt, and then I had both scalps, he!

Savages came in from far away with scalps yet scarcely dry dangling at their belts.