Skewer



GRE

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• n. ( 烤肉用的) 穿肉杆; v.用杆穿好
• ［英］ ( 烤肉用的) 穿肉杆 ( a pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to keep it in form while roasting) ; v.用杆穿好 ( to fasten or pierce with a skewer)
• ［例］ skewer the chicken before cooking

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English skeuier
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to keep it in form while roasting or to hold small pieces of meat or vegetables for broiling
• 2. any of various things shaped or used like a meat skewer

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1701
• 1. to fasten or pierce with or as if with a skewer
• 2. to criticize or ridicule sharply and effectively

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