scalp lock
noun
plural scalp locks
: a long tuft of hair on the crown of the otherwise shaved head especially of an Indigenous American warrior
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Hair from Lakota Sioux leader Sitting Bull's scalp lock, from which DNA was extracted for analysis.
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Alexandra Larkin, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2021
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Alexandra Larkin, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2021
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“Scalp lock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalp%20lock. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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