scull
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scull¹
- /skʌl/
- /skʊl/ Northern England
Sounds like skull · Rhymes with -ʌl
Where it comes from
From Middle English sculle (“a type of oar”), of uncertain origin, possibly from North Germanic, from Old Norse skola (“to rinse, wash”).
noun sculls
- A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
- One of a pair of oars handled by a single rower.
- A small rowing boat, for one person.
- A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand.
verb sculls · sculling · sculled
- To row a boat using a scull or sculls. The afternoon sun was getting low as the Rat sculled gently homewards in a dreamy mood, murmuring poetry-things over to himself, and not paying much attention to Mole.
- To skate while keeping both feet in contact with the ground or ice.
scull²
- /skʌl/
- /skʊl/ Northern England
Sounds like skull · Rhymes with -ʌl
Where it comes from
See skull. The verb sense may derive from Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål.
noun sculls
- Archaic spelling of skull The sculls were so tender, that they generally fell to pieces on being touched. The other bones were stronger. There were some teeth which were judged to be smaller than those of an adult; a scull which on a slight view, appeared to be that of an infant, […]
- A skull cap. A small bowl-shaped helmet, without visor or bever. The scull is a head piece, without visor or bever, resembling a bowl or bason, such as was worn by our cavalry, within twenty or thirty years.
verb sculls · sculling · sculled · skol · skull
scull³
- /skʌl/
- /skʊl/ Northern England
Sounds like skull · Rhymes with -ʌl
Where it comes from
See school.
noun sculls
- A shoal of fish. Of fish that with their fins and shining scales Glide under the green wave , in sculls
scull⁴
- /skʌl/
- /skʊl/ Northern England
Sounds like skull · Rhymes with -ʌl
Where it comes from
See skua
noun sculls
- The skua gull.
Scull⁵
Where it comes from
From the Middle English surname, used as a nickname and related to skull.
proper noun Sculls
- A surname.
Translations
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noun racing boat
| Русский | па́рная ло́дка párnaja lódka |
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verb drink entire contents
| 中文 | 一口氣喝完, 一口气喝完 yīkǒuqì hēwán, 乾（了） /干（了）, 走一個 /走一个 zǒuyīgè |
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title = {scull},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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