Meaning & use
Sculling
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Rowing a boat using one or two oars per rower, moving them in a figure-eight or push-pull motion.
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She spent every morning sculling across the lake before sunrise.
The rowing club offers lessons in both sculling and sweep rowing.
A note on using this word
In sculling, each rower uses two oars, one in each hand, distinguishing it from sweep rowing, where each rower uses only one oar.
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