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Definition of Skewers

Skewer
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. Meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round. --Swift.
Skewer
Skewer Skew"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skewered; p. pr. & vb. n. Skewering.] To fasten with skewers.

Meaning of Skewers from wikipedia

- metonym, to refer to the entire food item served on a skewer, as in "chicken skewers". Skewers are used while grilling or roasting meats and fish, and...
- Tactics Repository - Skewers[permanent dead link] - Collection of chess problems involving skewers Edward Winter's "The Chess Skewer" (Chess Notes Feature...
- Chicken skewers may refer to: Dak-kkochi, Korean chicken skewers Jūjeh kabāb, Iranian chicken skewers Shish taouk, Middle Eastern chicken skewers Yakitori...
- skewer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Skewer may refer to: Skewer, a thin metal or wood stick used to hold small pieces of food together Skewer (chess)...
- "Quick Release Skewers". Sheldon Brown. Retrieved 2009-05-13. Bicycling Life Lever points rearward Article on Quick release skewers by Sheldon Brown...
- A ****tail skewer or ****tail stick is a short cylindrical stick, made of wood or sometimes metal, that has a somewhat sharp point on one or both ends...
- reserved for skewers of grilled marinated meat chunks. Skewers of grilled seasoned ground meat are called kofta. Shish taouk, which are skewers of grilled...
- The Skewer is a topical radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and as a podcast on BBC Sounds. Created and produced by Jon Holmes, the 15 or 30 minute...
- Eastern cuisine and the Muslim world. Although kebabs are often cooked on a skewer, many types of kebab are not. Jali Kabab Shami Kabab Shish Kabob Not every...
- classical Greece, a small spit or skewer was known as ὀβελίσκος (obeliskos), and Aristophanes mentions such skewers being used to roast thrushes. In the...