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sculls

noun

Meaning

  1. A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
  2. One of a pair of oars handled by a single rower.
  3. A small rowing boat, for one person.
  4. A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand.
  5. A skull cap. A small bowl-shaped helmet, without visor or bever.
  6. A shoal of fish.
  7. The skua gull.
  8. The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
  9. A symbol for death; death's-head
  10. The mind or brain.
  11. A crust formed on the ladle, etc. by the partial cooling of molten metal.
  12. The crown of the headpiece in armour.
  13. A shallow bow-handled basket.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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