skewer
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈskjuːər/
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brocheta
- It's leftover saute beef skewers and beans.
- wooden skewers
- shrimp skewers
- bamboo skewers
I'm going to go and get a skewer.
- I'm going to go and get a skewer.
- Next time we're going to fill these holes that are too big with some bamboo skewers.
- As you can see, I've got some, just some wooden skewers thrown in here and those little wooden stakes help to kind of support it in a triangle.
Examples
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It's meat on a skewer with peanut sauce and grilled.
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These are chicken thigh skewers in extra hot sauce.
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Instead of cake, I ate one skewer of that fruit.
Blog text (28) -
I will take each ball individually, I will put it on a skewer...
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A skewer for the scampi.
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We got skewers of lamb.
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I'm gonna take the chicken off the skewers.
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Margaret punctures the duck's flesh with a skewer and puts it in the oven.
Fiction book (1998) -
And if you like to cook meat kebabs on your BBQ, consider investing in metal skewers rather than wooden.
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We got skewers of lamb for the barbecue.
Synonyms
12
5.3
A long rod used to hold meat while it cooks over a fire
A thin pointed stick that holds decorations on a hat or holds food together while cooking
Compounds
- Archaic
A thin pointed stick that holds decorations on a hat or holds food together while cooking
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Skewer is easy to remember if you imagine a thin spear pushed through pieces of meat and vegetables; the word goes back to older words meaning 'to thrust' or 'to pierce'. So a skewer is a pointed stick that holds food while it cooks.