Scuft, skuft, n. (prov.) the nape of the neck.—Also Scuff, Scruff. [Ice. skopt, skoft, the hair.]
Sculduddery, skul-dud′e-ri, n. (Scot.) grossness, obscenity, bawdry.—adj. bawdy.
Sculk. Same as Skulk.
Scull, skul, n. a short, light, spoon-bladed oar: a small boat: a cock-boat.—v.t. to propel a boat with a pair of sculls or light oars by one man—in fresh water: to drive a boat onward with one oar, worked like a screw over the stern.—ns. Scull′er, one who sculls: a small boat rowed by two sculls pulled by one man; Scull′ing. [Scand.; Ice. scál, a hollow, Sw. skålig, concave.]
Scull, skul, n. (Milt.) a shoal of fish. [Shoal.]
Scullery, skul′ėr-i, n. the place for dishes and other kitchen utensils. [Skeat explains as sculler-y, sculler being a remarkable variant of swiller, due to Scand. influence. Others refer to O. Fr. escuelier—Low L. scutellarius—L. scutella, a tray.]
Scullion, skul′yun, n. a servant in the scullery: a servant for drudgery-work: a mean fellow.—adj. Scull′ionly (Milt.), like a scullion: low, base. [Not allied to scullery. O. Fr. escouillon, a dish-clout—L. scopa, a broom.]
Sculp, skulp, v.t. to carve: to engrave: to flay.—Sculp′sit, he engraved or carved it—often abbreviated to Sc.
Sculpin, skul′pin, n. (slang) a mischief-making fellow: a name given to the Dragonet, and also in the United States to various marine species of Cottus or Bull-head.—Also Skul′pin.
Sculpture, skulp′tūr, n. the act of carving figures in wood, stone, &c.: carved-work: an engraving.—v.t. to carve: to form, as a piece of sculpture.—n. Sculp′tor, one who carves figures:—fem. Sculp′tress.—adj. Sculp′tūral, belonging to sculpture.—adv. Sculp′tūrally.—adjs. Sculp′tūred, carved, engraved: (bot., zool.) having elevated marks on the surface; Sculptūresque′, chiselled: clean cut: statue-like. [Fr.,—L. sculptura—sculpĕre, sculptum, to carve.]