Emily Dickinson Lexicon

scalp (-s), v. [L.]

1. Strip; peel; remove the bark from; [fig.] dismantle.
2. Flay; deprive of skin; remove the hair from the head ; [fig.] undress; unclothe; expose; make vulnerable; reveal to view; [word play with “scald”] electrify; electrocute; shock; stun; traumatize.