subs. (university).—1. The head (or master) of a College (GROSE). Hence SCULL-RACE = an examination.
2. (colloquial).—In pl. = a waterman using a pair of sculls or short OARS (q.v.).—GROSE.
c. 1704. [J. ASHTON, Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne, II. 144]. A cry of next ‘Oars’ or ‘SCULLS’!
3. (old).—‘A one-horse chaise or buggy’ (GROSE).
