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The scalpless old fighter chuckled raucously and bowed to the best of his ability.

From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice

He danced a few stiff steps, which made the water gush out of his tattered moccasins, then doffed his nondescript cap and nodded his scalpless head in salutation to the commander.

From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice

Oncle Jazon lifted a hand involuntarily and rubbed his scalpless crown; then he chuckled with a grotesque grimace as if the recollection of having his head skinned were the funniest thing imaginable.

From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice