Sekirov Dictionary

skewer

UK /ˈskjuː.ə/US /ˈskjuː.ɚ/

noun 4
verb 3
forms 3

noun4

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A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
- Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade. — 1951
Food served on a skewer.
A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
(rare) That which skews something.

verb3

To impale on a skewer.
•
(figurative) To severely mock or discredit.
- A journalist outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday displaying one of the many tabloid covers skewering Mr. Johnson. — 2022
To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.

forms

skewered · skewering · skewers

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