obtuse, scalp, scalper, outside the rules, explores the world of scalping

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Though completely legal in practice, it's very unpopular - but not everyone practises it for greed. Click explores the world of scalping - talking to people who ...

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Intents and purposes are words that we aren't likely to come across very often in the 21st century, outside of legal documents. The phrase, like many a legal phrase before and since, is rather obtuse and difficult to decipher.



The crisis of 2008 would claim the scalps of three.
2008年金融危機爆發後，又有三家壯烈犧牲。

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Definition of scalp in English:

NOUN

1The skin covering the head, excluding the face:hair tonics will improve the condition of your hair and scalp

1.1 historical The scalp with the hair belonging to it, cut or torn away from an enemy’s head as abattle trophy, a former practice among American Indians.

1.2Used with reference to the defeat of an opponent:in rugby Gloucester claimed the scalp of would-be champions Bath

2Scottish A bare rock projecting above surroundingwater or vegetation.

VERB

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1historical Take the scalp of (an enemy):none of the soldiers were scalped

1.1 informal Punish severely:

if I ever heard anybody doing that I’d scalp them

2 North American informal  Resell (shares or tickets) at a large or quick profit:

tickets were scalped for forty times their face value

Origin

Middle English (denoting the skull or cranium): probably of Scandinavian origin.

scalp

Pronunciation: /skalp/

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Definition of scalp

noun

• 1the skin covering the head, excluding the face: hair tonics will improve the condition of your hair and scalp
• historical the scalp with the hair belonging to it, cut or torn away from an enemy’s head as a battle trophy, a former practice among American Indians.
• used with reference to the defeat of an opponent:in rugby Gloucester claimed the scalp of would-be champions Bath

• 2 Scottish a bare rock projecting above surrounding water or vegetation.

verb

[with object]

• 1 historical take the scalp of (an enemy): none of the soldiers were scalped
• informal punish severely:if I ever heard anybody doing that I’d scalp them

• 2 North American informal resell (shares or tickets) at a large or quick profit: tickets were scalped for forty times their face value

Derivatives

scalper

noun

sense 2 of the verb.

Origin:

Middle English (denoting the skull or cranium): probably of Scandinavian origin

obtuse

Pronunciation: /əbˈtjuːs /

Definition of obtuse in English:

ADJECTIVE

1Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand:he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse

1.1

Difficult to understand, especially deliberately so:some of the lyrics are a bit obtuse

2(Of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°:

an obtuse angle of 150°

3 Not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged; blunt:

it had strange obtuse teeth

Origin

late Middle English (in sense 3): from Latin obtusus, past participle of obtundere 'beat against' (see obtund).