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Definition.

scull ( skul )
n.

1. A long oar used at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
2. One of a pair of short-handled oars used by a single rower.
3. A small light racing boat for one, two, or four rowers, each using a pair of sculls.

v. , sculled , scull·ing , sculls .

v.tr.

To propel (a boat) with a scull or a pair of sculls.

v.intr.

To use a scull or a pair of sculls to propel a boat.

[Middle English sculle .]

scull ' er n.

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