scull
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
scull
n 1: a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved
left and right to propel the boat forward
2: each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single
oarsman
3: a racing shell that is propelled by sculls
v 1: propel with sculls; "scull the boat"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scull \Scull\, n. [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.
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2. (Zool.) The common skua gull. [Prov. Eng.]
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "scull":
boat, canoe, carry sail, catch a crab, circumnavigate, coast,
cross, cruise, cut a crab, feather, feather an oar, give way,
go by ship, go on shipboard, go to sea, make a passage, motorboat,
navigate, oar, pace, paddle, ply, ply the oar, pole, pull, punt,
row, row away, row dry, run, sail, sail round, sail the sea,
seafare, ship oars, shoot, sky an oar, steam, steamboat,
steering oar, sweep, take a voyage, traverse, voyage, yacht
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