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Scull Definition & Meaning

scull
noun
  1. a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
  2. each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
  3. a racing shell that is propelled by sculls
verb
  1. propel with sculls; "scull the boat"

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What does scull mean?
a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman a racing shell that is propelled by sculls propel with sculls; "scull the boat"
What part of speech is scull?
Scull is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does scull have?
Scull has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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