scull
noun
an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
sculled
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past participleof scull.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scull.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scullnounan oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
Example Sentences
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They sculled upside-down, slapped their pecs and flukes seemingly just for fun, maybe just to hear the resonant, smacking sound.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2019
Final flat whites were sculled at overpriced cafes and out-of-office signatures attached to emails.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 21, 2018
But on Sept. 23 the 72-year-old took to the Mississippi River near the Bass Street Landing and sculled for the first time in his life.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2014
He almost sculled it, real hot running past the hole.
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 9, 2014
There were no oars in the boat; if there had been I would have cut the painter and sculled with a single oar for the western shore.
From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous
