scull
pronunciation
How to pronounce scull in British English:
UK [skʌl]
How to pronounce scull in American English:
US [skʌl]
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- Noun:
- a long-handled oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
- one of a pair of short-handled oars
- a racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars
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- Verb:
- propel with sculls
Word Origin
- scull (n.)
- kind of short, light, spoon-bladed oar, mid-14c., of unknown origin. The verb is from 1620s, from the noun. Related: Sculled; sculling.
Example
- 1. How fast did they scull ?
- 2. Did the scull have a cox ?
- 3. Scull out about ten inches and scull in with the hands until they clap together .
- 4. Lastly , he cut open the scull and took out the brain .
- 5. Rower lee ka-man took a silver medal in the women 's lightweight single scull .