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skewer definition

skewer (skyo̵̅o̅′ər)

noun

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

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

transitive verb

to fasten or pierce with or as with skewers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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