[ skɔ:p ]
■ noun a diving duck, the male of which has a black head with a green or purple gloss. [ Aythya marila and related species.]
Origin
C17: Scots var. of Scots and north. Engl. scalp 'mussel bed', a feeding ground of the duck.
[ skɔ:p ]
■ noun a diving duck, the male of which has a black head with a green or purple gloss. [ Aythya marila and related species.]
Origin
C17: Scots var. of Scots and north. Engl. scalp 'mussel bed', a feeding ground of the duck.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004