Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.
- noun Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer.
- transitive verb To hold together or pierce with a skewer or other pointed object.
- transitive verb To ridicule or criticize harshly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To fasten with skewers; pierce or transfix, as with a skewer.
- noun A pin of wood or iron for fastening meat to a spit or for keeping it in form while roasting.
- noun A bobbin-spindle fixed by its blunt end into a shelf or bar in the creel.
- Specifically See the extract.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting.
- transitive verb To fasten with skewers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A long
pin , normally made ofmetal orwood , used tosecure food duringcooking . - noun chess A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece. Compare
pin .W - verb To
impale on a skewer. - verb chess To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
- verb drive a skewer through
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This skewer is stacked with three types of sausages, one of which was meat wrapped around a rice cake and fried.
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Once the skewer is in, it should be easy to give the pancake a quick turn.
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Once the skewer is in, it should be easy to give the pancake a quick turn.
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The lower skewer is some sort of fish paste mixed with vegetables and fried, while top the top skewer has the same mixture wrapped around a hot dog.
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The lower skewer is some sort of fish paste mixed with vegetables and fried, while top the top skewer has the same mixture wrapped around a hot dog.
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This skewer is stacked with three types of sausages, one of which was meat wrapped around a rice cake and fried.
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Once the skewer is in, it should be easy to give the pancake a quick turn.
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Bake for 60 minutes or until a thin skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Recipe for Pear Pecan Cake with Lemon Glaze (Κέικ με Aχλάδια και Πεκάν) Laurie Constantino 2008
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Bake for 60 minutes or until a thin skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
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Set on a rack, and while it is still warm, poke it all over with a thin skewer, and pour the thinned rose preserve over all, to let it sink in.
Toast: Lindy 2006
carolinacc commented on the word skewer
2. skewer (transitive verb)
Function:
transitive verb
Date:
1701
1 : to fasten or pierce with or as if with a skewer 2 : to criticize or ridicule sharply and effectively
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skewer%5B2%5D
December 16, 2008