skewer

The definition of a skewer is a wooden or metal rod or pin used to pierce and hold food.

(noun)

An example of a skewer is the rod that is pierced through the meat on a kebab.

See skewer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a long pin used to hold meat together while cooking
2. a similar but longer pin used as a brochette
any of several things shaped or used like a meat skewer

Origin: var. of skiver < ON skifa, a slice < v., to slice: see skive

transitive verb

to fasten or pierce with or as with skewers

See skewer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.
Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer.

transitive verb skew·ered, skew·er·ing, skew·ers

To hold together or pierce with or as if with a skewer.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English skuer

Origin: , perhaps of Scandinavian origin

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