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Scull

Scull Meaning & Definition
Scull Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scull?

[n] a racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars
[n] one of a pair of short-handled oars
[n] a long-handled oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
[v] propel (a boat) with sculls

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See Also | oar | racing shell | row | shell

Scull In Webster's Dictionary

\Scull\, n. (Anat.) The skull. [Obs.]
\Scull\, n. [See 1st {School}.] A shoal of fish. --Milton.
\Scull\, n. [Of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. skola to wash.] 1. (Naut.) (a) A boat; a cockboat. See {Sculler}. (b) One of a pair of short oars worked by one person. (c) A single oar used at the stern in propelling a boat. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The common skua gull. [Prov. Eng.]
\Scull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sculled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sculling}.] (Naut.) To impel (a boat) with a pair of sculls, or with a single scull or oar worked over the stern obliquely from side to side.
\Scull\, v. i. To impel a boat with a scull or sculls.

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