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.
sculler
-
a word derived from
scull.
Example Sentences
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Best not to dive too deep into that question but stay amazed at the forces that let them float and row with greater ease than the human sculler in a boat.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 18, 2023
But in the boathouses and on the docks, there is no more revered figure than the single sculler, who takes on exhausting races with no teammates to help.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
And another London 2012 medallist, Alan Campbell, has been reinstated as the sole single sculler after winning bronze at the last World Cup event.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2015
For me, the gold medal has to go to Thomas Eakins for capturing the loneliness of the single sculler.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2012
Before moving west to Seattle, he had been a first-rate sculler at the prestigious Pennsylvania Athletic Club in Philadelphia.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
