{ . See Skulk, Skulker. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) The skull. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st School. ] A shoal of fish. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. skola to wash. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The common skua gull. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To impel a boat with a scull or sculls. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A boat rowed by one man with two sculls, or short oars. [ R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who sculls. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Sculleries [ Probably originally, a place for washing dishes, and for swillery, fr. OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian (see Swill to wash, to drink), 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, refuse; filth; offal. [ Obs. ] Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A scallion. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The meanest scullion that followed his camp. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a scullion; base. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]