sculler

Variant of scull

scull definition

scull (skul)

noun

  1. an oar mounted at the stern of a boat and worked from side to side to move the boat forward
  2. either of a pair of light oars used, one on each side of a boat, by a single rower
  3. a light, narrow racing boat for one, two, or four rowers

Etymology: 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

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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