scull

/skəl/
/skəl/
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Other forms: sculls; sculled

Definitions of scull
  1. noun
    a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
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    oar
    an implement used to propel or steer a boat
  2. noun
    each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
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    oar
    an implement used to propel or steer a boat
  3. noun
    a racing shell that is propelled by sculls
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    racing shell, shell
    a very light narrow racing boat
  4. verb
    propel with sculls
    “scull the boat”
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    row
    propel with oars
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