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Shawanese _suspecting them, had the Curiosity to search their Bags, and finding two Scalps in them, that by the Softness of the Hair did not feel like_ Indian _Scalps, they wash'd them clean, and found them to be the Scalps of some_ Christians.
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Scalps hung from his belt, long black braids looped and tangled, still dripping with blood.
Masked Lou Anders 2010
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Scalps hung from his belt, long black braids looped and tangled, still dripping with blood.
Masked Lou Anders 2010
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Scalps, called "redskins," were used as trophies and proof because it was too difficult to carry the entire body, says Suzan Harjo, one of the plaintiffs in the suit.
’Skin Tone 2009
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Brad Pitt is a Basterd and we all know he wants his Nazi Scalps... →
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The Genealogue: Supply Your Own Scalps skip to main skip to sidebar
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Scalps: One way to tell if excess in a sector has been cleaned out is if it is issuing pink slips to top brass.
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"Scalps were not mere trophies or booty of war, however," Axtell wrote.
About that "scalping"... and other blogospheric collective activities. Ann Althouse 2007
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Scalps were won, such as Aitken, but still the status quo remained in place.
...corrupts absolutely Alistair Myles 2006
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Scalps were won, such as Aitken, but still the status quo remained in place.
Archive 2006-03-01 Alistair Myles 2006
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