Definition of scaping:
(n) :
(botany) A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.
(n) :
The basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).
(n) :
The basal part, more specifically known as the oviscape, of the ovipositor of an insect.
(n) :
(architecture) The shaft of a column.
(n) :
(architecture) The apophyge of a shaft.
(n) :
The cry of the snipe when flushed.