skewer — ► NOUN ▪ a long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food together during cooking. ► VERB ▪ fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
skewer — [skyo͞o′ər] n. [var. of skiver < ON skifa, a slice < v., to slice: see SKIVE1] 1. a) a long pin used to hold meat together while cooking b) a similar but longer pin used as a brochette 2. any of several things shaped or used like a meat… … English World dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] Meat well stuck with skewers to make it … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skewer — Skew er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skewered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skewering}.] To fasten with skewers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skewer — index penetrate, pierce (lance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
skewer — (n.) 1670s, variant of skiver (1660s), perhaps from O.N. skifa disk, cut, slice, related to SHIVER (Cf. shiver) (n.). The verb is attested from 1701, from the noun. Related: Skewered; skewering … Etymology dictionary
skewer — I UK [ˈskjuːə(r)] / US [ˈskjuər] noun [countable] Word forms skewer : singular skewer plural skewers a long thin piece of metal or wood that you stick through food to hold it while it cooks II UK [ˈskjuːə(r)] / US [ˈskjuər] verb [transitive] Word … English dictionary
skewer — skew|er1 [ˈskju:ə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from skiver skewer (15 19 centuries)] a long metal or wooden stick that is put through pieces of meat to hold them together while they are cooked skewer 2 skewer2 v [T] 1.) to make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
skewer — I. noun Etymology: Middle English skeuier Date: 15th century 1. a pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to keep it in form while roasting or to hold small pieces of meat or vegetables for broiling 2. any of various things shaped or used like a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
skewer — [[t]skju͟ːə(r)[/t]] skewers, skewering, skewered 1) N COUNT A skewer is a long metal pin which is used to hold pieces of food together during cooking. 2) VERB If you skewer something, you push a long, thin, pointed object through it. [V n prep]… … English dictionary
