The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sculling — Scull redirects here. The head bone is spelled skull . Sculling is a word that has two meanings:Competitive scullingTo use a scull or a pair of sculls to propel a boat. This sport uses a small light racing boat for one, two, or four rowers, each… … Wikipedia
sculling — in small craft racing, the use of two oars, one in each hand in single, double, and quadruple events. See rowing. * * * … Universalium
sculling — skÊŒl n. small narrow racing boat rowed by one to four people; single oar located at the stern of a boat; one of two oars used by one person v. row a boat, propel a boat with oars … English contemporary dictionary
sculling — noun rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell • Derivationally related forms: ↑scull • Hypernyms: ↑rowing, ↑row … Useful english dictionary
sculling around — 1. (Of things) Scattered about; left lying about unused. 2. (Of people) Wandering aimlessly … A concise dictionary of English slang
Furnivall Sculling Club — is a rowing club based on the Tideway in Hammersmith, London. It was founded as Hammersmith Sculling Club in 1896 by Dr Frederick James Furnivall. Originally a club for women only, it opened its doors to men in 1901. The club colours are myrtle… … Wikipedia
World Sculling Championship — The World Sculling Championship (1863 1957), evolved from the Championship of the Thames for professional scullers. Only the sport of boxing claims an older Championship of the World. It is notable that Jack Broughton, the Father of Boxing ,… … Wikipedia
New Zealand Sculling Championship — The Professional Single Sculls Championship of New Zealand Record of Racing March 1881 Albert White of Mercury Bay offered to scull any person in New Zealand for the professional Championship of the country. He wanted to row for either £100 or… … Wikipedia
Rowing (sport) — All eight types of racing boats, six of which are part of the Olympic Games Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are… … Wikipedia
rowing — Propulsion of a boat by means of oars. As a sport, it involves one of two kinds of boat: (1) the shell, a narrow, light racing boat propelled by eight rowers pulling single oars under the direction of a coxswain; and (2) the scull, a racing shell … Universalium
