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sculling

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sculling: see rowing rowing, the art of propelling a boat by means of oars operated by hand. Boats propelled by oars (e.g., the galley) were used in ancient times for both war and commerce. Rowing is now generally used only for propelling small boats or for sport.
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It drifts apart like a forgotten dream; and it was in the hour of many dreams, at daybreak and very soon after the end of dark, that such a strange sight was given to a man sculling a boat down a river in the West country.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
Sleep, after heavy sculling, had come to them early, and by a corresponding accident they awoke before it was light.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
 
 
 
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