skewer
skewer definition
skewer (skyo̵̅o̅′ər)
noun
- a long pin used to hold meat together while cooking
- a similar but longer pin used as a brochette
- 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.
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