[scull] n [ME sculle] (14c) 1 a: an oar used at the stern of a boat to propel it forward with a thwartwise motion b: either of a pair of oars usu. less than
10. feet (3 meters) in length and operated by one person
2: a racing shell propelled by one or two persons using sculls
[2]scull vt (1624): to propel (a boat) by sculls or by a large oar worked thwartwise ~ vi: to scull a boat -- scull.er n