Middle English Dictionary Entry
scalping ppl.
Entry Info
| Forms | scalping ppl. |
| Etymology | From L scalpere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Scratching (sth.), scraping lightly.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)83b/b : Be þer forsoþ som þing scalpyng or cracching [Ch.(2): clowynge; L scalpens] som particle by which be raised vp al sone A vesic.