i'd agree; you might have to check older dictionaries, too; maybe run 
"scalped" thru google.books & the microsoft equivalent (live search or 
whatever it's called) & check what comes up in the time period you're 
looking at
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Branstner" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: Scalloped


I
> would certainly fall back on a misspelling of the word "scalped" ...
>
> The simplest solution is almost always the best solution