n. the Rock of Gibraltar, a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; associated with Britain.
n. [ L. scalpellum, dim. of scalprum a knife, akin to scalpere to cut, carve, scrape: cf. F. scalpel. ] (Surg.) A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting. [ 1913 Webster ]
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