DCHP-3

sculp ((n.))

[var. of scalp]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1 — Obs.

See: scalp ((n.))(def. 1)

Quotations

2n. — Sealing, Esp.Nfld

See 1842 quote.

See: fat(def. 1b),scalp ((n.))

Quotations

1832
[The pelts, or scalps, are carried to the vessels, and packed closely in the hold. . . .]
1842
The legs or "flippers," and also the head, are then drawn out from the inside, and the skin is laid out flat and entire, with the layer of fat or blubber firmly adhering to it, and the skin in this state is called the "pelt," and sometimes the "sculp."
1956
Words originating in Newfoundland [include] sculp: skin of a seal with the blubber attached.
1966
The sculps (the seal skin plus the attached blubber) are piled between layers of snow in the storage shed.