scull
an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
either of a pair of oars rowed by one rower.
a boat propelled by an oar or oars.
a light, narrow racing boat for one, two, or sometimes four rowers, each equipped with a pair of oars.
sculls, a race involving such boats.: Compare double sculls, single sculls.
to propel or convey by means of a scull or sculls.
to propel a boat with a scull or sculls.
Origin of scull
1Other words from scull
- sculler, noun
Words that may be confused with scull
- scull , skull
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How to use scull in a sentence
The spot was Golgotha, a place strewed with the unburied sculls of criminals.
From both a great splashing of sculls floated across the still air, then silence.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine ChildersShe had even jumped in and laid hands on the sculls before any check came in her precipitate movements.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine ChildersThe former, having shortened his sculls, just sat where he was, half turned towards the yacht and looking up at his enemy.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine ChildersHe ships his sculls and drifts, watching round on all sides for what may be just afloat near the surface.
Somehow Good | William de Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for scull
/ (skʌl) /
a single oar moved from side to side over the stern of a boat to propel it
one of a pair of short-handled oars, both of which are pulled by one oarsman, esp in a racing shell
a racing shell propelled by an oarsman or oarsmen pulling two oars
(plural) a race between racing shells, each propelled by one, two, or four oarsmen pulling two oars
an act, instance, period, or distance of sculling
to propel (a boat) with a scull
Origin of scull
1Derived forms of scull
- sculler, noun
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