From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skewer
n 1: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being
roasted
v 1: drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn:
skewer, spit]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Skewer \Skew"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skewered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Skewering.]
To fasten with skewers.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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Meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round.
--Swift.
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