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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.
     [1913 Webster]

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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round.
                                                    --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skewer
       n : a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being
           roasted
       v : drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" [syn:
           {spit}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  73 Moby Thesaurus words for "skewer":
     articulate, auger, batten, batten down, bite, bolt, bore, broach,
     buckle, butt, button, clasp, cleat, clip, countersink, dovetail,
     drill, empierce, fix, gore, gouge, gouge out, hasp, hinge, hitch,
     hole, honeycomb, hook, impale, jam, joint, lance, latch, lock,
     miter, mortise, nail, needle, peg, penetrate, perforate, pierce,
     pin, pink, prick, punch, puncture, rabbet, ream, ream out, riddle,
     rivet, run through, scarf, screw, sew, snap, spear, spike, spit,
     stab, staple, stick, stitch, tack, tap, toggle, transfix,
     transpierce, trepan, trephine, wedge, zipper
  
  

















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