scull

Meanings

Noun

• 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.
• A skull cap. A small bowl-shaped helmet, without visor or bever.
• A shoal of fish.
• The skua gull.

Verb

• To row a boat using a scull or sculls.
• To skate while keeping both feet in contact with the ground or ice.
• To drink the entire contents of (a drinking vessel) without pausing.

Related

Similar words

• chug

Origin

• From Middle English sculle ("a type of oar"), of uncertain origin, possibly from North Germanic, from Old Norse skola ("to rinse, wash").
• See skull. The verb sense may derive from Danish/Norwegian/Swedish skål.
• See school.
• See skua