scull


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scull/skʌl/
noun each of a pair of small oars used by a single rower.

■ an oar placed over the stern of a boat to propel it with a side to side motion.

■ a light, narrow boat propelled with a scull or a pair of sculls.

■ (sculls) a race between boats in which each participant uses a pair of oars.

verb propel a boat with sculls.
– derivatives
sculler noun,
sculling noun.
– origin ME: of unknown origin.
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