scull /skʌl/noun 7verb 3forms 3 noun7 •A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward. •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. •One of a pair of oars handled by a single rower. •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. — 1786 •The skua gull. •(no longer used) A shoal of fish.Of fish that with their fins and shining scales Glide under the green wave , in sculls — 1667 verb3 •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. — 1908 •(Australia, slang) To drink the entire contents of a drinking vessel without pausing.In 1954, Bob Hawke made the Guinness Book of Records for sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds. — 2005 •To skate while keeping both feet in contact with the ground or ice. formssculled · sculling · sculls
