scull
(noun) a racing shell that is propelled by sculls
scull
(noun) each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
scull
(noun) a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
scull
(verb) propel with sculls; “scull the boat”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scull (plural 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.
scull (third-person singular simple present sculls, present participle sculling, simple past and past participle sculled)
To row a boat using a scull or sculls.
To skate while keeping both feet in contact with the ground or ice.
scull (plural sculls)
Obsolete form of skull.
A skull cap. A small bowl-shaped helmet, without visor or bever.
scull (third-person singular simple present sculls, present participle sculling, simple past and past participle sculled)
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To drink the entire contents of (a drinking vessel) without pausing.
• chug
scull (plural sculls)
(obsolete) A shoal of fish.
scull (plural sculls)
The skua gull.
• Culls, culls
Scull (plural Sculls)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Scull is the 14930th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1983 individuals. Scull is most common among White (87.75%) individuals.
• Culls, culls
Source: Wiktionary
Scull, n. (Anat.)
Definition: The skull. [Obs.]
Scull, n. Etym: [See 1st School.]
Definition: A shoal of fish. Milton.
Scull, n. Etym: [Of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. skola to wash.]
1. (Naut.) (a) A boat; a cockboat. See Sculler. (b) One of a pair of short oars worked by one person. (c) A single oar used at the stern in propelling a boat.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The common skua gull. [Prov. Eng.]
Scull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sculled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sculling.] (Naut.)
Definition: To impel (a boat) with a pair of sculls, or with a single scull or oar worked over the stern obliquely from side to side.
Scull, v. i.
Definition: To impel a boat with a scull or sculls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
