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.
2. (Zoöl.) The common skua gull. [Prov. Eng.]
Scull
(Scull), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sculled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sculling.] (Naut.) To impel (a boat) with a
pair of sculls, or with a single scull or oar worked over the stern obliquely from side to side.
Scull
(Scull), v. i. To impel a boat with a scull or sculls.
Sculler
(Scull"er) n.
1. A boat rowed by one man with two sculls, or short oars. [R.] Dryden.
2. One who sculls.
Scullery
(Scul"ler*y) n.; pl. Sculleries (- iz). [Probably originally, a place for washing dishes, and for
swillery, fr. OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian but influenced either by Icel. skola, skyla, Dan. skylle,
or by OF. escuelier a place for keeping dishes, fr. escuele a dish, F. écuelle, fr. L. scutella a salver,
waiter (cf. Scuttle a basket); or perhaps the English word is immediately from the OF. escuelier; cf. OE.
squyllare a dishwasher.]
1. A place where dishes, kettles, and culinary utensils, are cleaned and kept; also, a room attached to
the kitchen, where the coarse work is done; a back kitchen.
2. Hence, refuse; fifth; offal. [Obs.] Gauden.
Scullion
(Scul"lion) n. (Bot.) A scallion.
Scullion
(Scul"lion), n. [OF. escouillon (Cot.) a dishclout, apparently for escouvillon, F. écouvillon a
swab; cf. also OF. souillon a servant employed for base offices. Cf. Scovel.] A servant who cleans
pots and kettles, and does other menial services in the kitchen.
The meanest scullion that followed his camp.
South. Scullionly
(Scul"lion*ly), a. Like a scullion; base. [Obs.] Milton.
Sculp
(Sculp) v. t. [See Sculptor.] To sculpture; to carve; to engrave. [Obs. or Humorous.] Sandys.
Sculpin
(Scul"pin) n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid
fishes of the genus Cottus, or Acanthocottus, having a large head armed with several sharp spines,
and a broad mouth. They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several species are found
on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America. (b) A large cottoid market fish of California (Scorpænichthys
marmoratus); — called also bighead, cabezon, scorpion, salpa. (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin,
of Europe
The name is also applied to other related California species.
Deep-water sculpin, the sea raven.
