What does "scull" mean?
Scull: (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.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) The common skua gull. [Prov. Eng.]
- 3.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.
- 4.To impel a boat with a scull or sculls.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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