scalp

(now dialectal) The top of the head; the skull.

The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.

(historical) 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.

(heraldry) The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached.

(figuratively) A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.

(Scotland) A bed or stratum of shellfish.

(figuratively) The top; the summit.