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double scull

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noun

  1. rowing a racing shell in which two scullers sit one behind the other and pull two oars each Compare pair-oar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I am going to pull for the Americans in the men’s double scull, but I intend to become a maven on the pairs from New Zealand and Slovenia.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2016

To get in the spirit, I put a fiver on the Argentines to win the double scull event in rowing on Saturday at 5 to 1 odds.

From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 1, 2012

Sculling at a relatively low rate, the two women powered their double scull through the tricky conditions on Lake Bled to beat Germany.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2011

Great Britain will field crews in three of the four Paralympic events as Nick Beighton came through the "Battle Back" talent identification scheme to join Samantha Scowen in the double scull.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2011

He even won two Masters national rowing titles in the men’s double scull.

From Newsweek ● Jan. 30, 2011

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