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scull  (skl)
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.]

sculler n.

scull [skʌl]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a single oar moved from side to side over the stern of a boat to propel it
2. (Team Sports / Rowing) one of a pair of short-handled oars, both of which are pulled by one oarsman, esp in a racing shell
3. (Team Sports / Rowing) a racing shell propelled by an oarsman or oarsmen pulling two oars
4. (Team Sports / Rowing) (plural) a race between racing shells, each propelled by one, two, or four oarsmen pulling two oars
5. (Team Sports / Rowing) an act, instance, period, or distance of sculling
vb
(Transport / Nautical Terms) to propel (a boat) with a scull
[of unknown origin]
sculler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scull - a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forwardscull - a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
oar - an implement used to propel or steer a boat
2.scull - each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
oar - an implement used to propel or steer a boat
3.scull - a racing shell that is propelled by sculls
racing shell, shell - a very light narrow racing boat
Verb1.scull - propel with sculls; "scull the boat"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
row - propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake"
Translations
scull [skʌl]
A. Nespadilla f
B. VTremar(con espadilla)
C. VIremar(con espadilla)

scull [ˈskʌl]
n
(= oar) → aviron m
(ROWING) (= boat) (single)skiff m; (double)double scull m, deux m de couple
vt [+ boat] → faire avancer à la rame
vi (= row) → ramer; (in competition)courir en skiff, concourir en skiff
He has sculled twice for Italy in the Olympic Games → Il a couru deux fois en skiff pour l'Italie aux Jeux olympiques.

scull
n (= oar)Skull nt; (= boat)Skullboot nt
vtrudern
virudern, skullen (spec)

scull [skʌl]
1. nbratto
2. vi & vtvogare (a bratto)

scull
n scull [skal]
a short, light oar. roeispaan أحَد مِجْذافي الزَّوْرَق весло veslo sculleråre der Heckriemen μικρό κουπί remo aer پاروي كوچك airo aviron מָשוֹט קָצַר छोटा चप्पू veslo na pariću rövid szárú evező dayung tifróðrarár remo スカル用オール vairinis irklas īss airis dayung roeiriem liten åre, vrikkeåre wiosło o jednym piórze, wiosło śrubówka remo vâslă кормовое весло veslo veslo veslo za skif åra, vrickåra กรรเชียง kısa kürek 短槳 кормове весло ایک چھوٹا چپّو mái chèo
v
to move a boat with a pair of these or with an oar worked at the stern of the boat. skifroei يُحَرِّك الزَّوْرَق بالمِجْذافَيْن карам лодка с весло veslovat ro wriggen κωπηλατώ remar sõudma قايق راني كردن soutaa ramer לְהָשִיט בְּעֶזרַת מָשוֹט קָצַר नाव खेना, नाव चलाना veslati (parićima), veslati jednim veslom po krmi párevezővel v. farevezővel evez mendayung rikka, tifróa vogare スカルでこぐ 노를 젖다 irkluoti airēt mendayung roeien ro (med vrikkeårer) wiosłować remar a vâsli кормовым веслом veslovať veslati veslati u skifu ro, vricka กรรเชียง (รือ) kürek çekmek 用短漿划船 гребти парними веслами چھوٹے چپو سے کشتی کھینا chèo thuyền


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Lizzie took her right hand from the scull it held, and touched her lips with it, and for a moment held it out lovingly towards him: then, without speaking, she resumed her rowing, as another boat of similar appearance, though in rather better trim, came out from a dark place and dropped softly alongside.
He counteracted the tendency to drowsiness and stupor which cold produces by keeping himself in constant exercise; and seeing that the vessel was advancing, and that everything depended upon himself, he set to work to scull the boat clear of the bar, and into quiet water.
So saying he commenced to scull the canoe's nose before the wind, while I made fast the primitive sheets that held our crude sail.
 
 
 
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