skew·er
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Audio Help [skyoo-er] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a long pin of wood or metal for inserting through meat or other food to hold or bind it in cooking. |
| 2. | any similar pin for fastening or holding an item in place. |
| 3. | to fasten with or as if with a skewer. |
[Origin: 1670–80; earlier skiver < ?
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n.
tr.v. skew·ered, skew·er·ing, skew·ers To hold together or pierce with or as if with a skewer. [Middle English skuer, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
skewer (n.)
1679, variant of skiver (1664), perhaps from O.N. skifa "disk, cut, slice," related to shiver (n.). The verb is attested from 1701, from the noun.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| skewer | |
noun | |
| 1. | a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted |
verb | |
| 1. | drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
skewer [ˈskjuə] noun
a long pin of wood or metal for keeping meat together while roasting
Example: Put the cubes of meat on a skewer.
Example: Put the cubes of meat on a skewer.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Skewer
Skew"er\, n. [Probably of Scand, origin; cf. Sw. & Dan. skifer a slate. Cf. Shuver a fragment.] A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting. Meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round. --Swift.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Skewer
Skew"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skewered; p. pr. & vb. n. Skewering.] To fasten with skewers.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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