SKEWER

skewer. Skewer, n. a kind of pin to truss meat, &c. with

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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.