scull
scull is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.(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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is scull.
- What is (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 called?
- What is the common skua gull. [Prov. Eng.] called?
- What is 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 called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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