Meaning & use
scull
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A long oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel it, or a light racing boat rowed with a pair of such oars.
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He propelled the small boat forward with a single scull worked over the transom.
The rowing club's sculls glided across the calm lake at dawn.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb, "to scull," meaning to row a boat this way; not to be confused with "skull."
Words with a similar meaning
oar
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To propel a boat using a scull or a pair of oars, one in each hand.
She learned to scull competitively while at university.
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