Scull vs. Skull: What's the Difference?

A long oar used at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.

The bony or cartilaginous framework that encloses and protects the brain and sense organs of all vertebrates and of one group of nonvertebrates (the hagfishes); cranium.

One of a pair of light oars designed for use by a single rower.

(Informal)The head, regarded as the seat of thought or intelligence

A small light racing boat for one, two, or four rowers, each using a pair of sculls.

A death's-head.

To propel (a boat) with a scull or a pair of sculls.

(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.

To use a scull or a pair of sculls to propel a boat.

These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.

To generate propulsion, as in swimming, with a motion resembling that of a single scull oar.

(figuratively) The mind or brain.

A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.

A crust formed on the ladle, etc. by the partial cooling of molten metal.

One of a pair of oars handled by a single rower.

The crown of the headpiece in armour.

A small rowing boat, for one person.

(Scotland) A shallow bow-handled basket.

A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand.

Obsolete form of school

Obsolete form of skull

To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.

A skull cap. A small bowl-shaped helmet, without visor or bever.

To strike the top of (the ball).

(obsolete) A shoal of fish.

A school, company, or shoal.

The skua gull.

The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal, including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and cartilages of the face and mouth. See Illusts. of Carnivora, of Facial angles under Facial, and of Skeleton, in Appendix.

To row a boat using a scull or sculls.

The head or brain; the seat of intelligence; mind.

To skate while keeping both feet in contact with the ground or ice.

A covering for the head; a skullcap.

To drink the entire contents of (a drinking vessel) without pausing.

A sort of oar. See Scull.

The skull.

The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

A shoal of fish.

A boat; a cockboat. See Sculler.

The common skua gull.

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.

To impel a boat with a scull or sculls.

A long-handled oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward

One of a pair of short-handled oars

A racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars

Propel with sculls;