A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Scull
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A single oar used at the stern in propelling a boat.
Scull meaning & definition 1 of Scull.
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(v trans) to drink (an alcoholic beverage) in a single draught.
Syn. [chug]
Poss. derived from skol a term similar to cheers!
Scull meaning & definition 2 of Scull.
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To drink a beverage (usually alcoholic) very quickly. Synonym for [chug].
Scull meaning & definition 3 of Scull.
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To row with an oar in each hand versus both hands on one oar as in [sweep] in a [sliding seat] rigged boat that is long and narrow. Usually a single rower. The opposite of the Team Sport of [Crew]. Great sport for the solitary athlete.
Scull meaning & definition 4 of Scull.
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A rower who uses two oars at the same time, one in each hand; this allows smaller boats to be rowed sculling, than sweep rowing. A pair being the smallest sweep boat with two people each with one oar. A single being the smallest sculling boat, with one person but two oars
To avoid confusion sweep and scull boats are named differently, a four man sweep boat is called simply four, while a four man sculling boat is called Quadruple scull or just quad
The abbreviation for sculling boats is the number of rowers in the boat followed by an x to denote a scull then a or - to denote coxed boats to coxless boatsScull meaning & definition 5 of Scull.
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To scull around; to mill around. To waste time in a lethargic manner, typically playing video games on rust-colored couches in the musty apartments of Ithaca, NY.
Scull meaning & definition 6 of Scull.
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Rowing that uses two small oars (one on each side) instead of one large one, which is called [sweeping].
This can occur in a single, a double, and a quad. Doubles and [quads] are called pairs and [fours] when sweeping, but one person could never sweep because you would travel around in circles.Scull meaning & definition 7 of Scull.
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To have [an intellectual] conversation; propelling conversation [forward] with [genuine] thoughts
Scull meaning & definition 8 of Scull.