scull

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward
  2. noun each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman
  3. noun a racing shell that is propelled by sculls

Etymology

From Middle English sculle (“a type of oar”), of uncertain origin, possibly from North Germanic, from Old Norse skola (“to rinse, wash”).

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