noun
- an oar mounted at the stern of a boat and worked from side to side to move the boat forward
- either of a pair of light oars used, one on each side of a boat, by a single rower
- a light, narrow racing boat for one, two, or four rowers
Origin:
ME skulle, prob. < Scand form akin to obs. Swed skolle, thin plate < IE base *(s)kel-, to cut > helm
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to propel (a boat) with a scull or sculls