Definition of "skewer" [skew•er]

• A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit. (noun)
• Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer. (noun)
• To hold together or pierce with or as if with a skewer. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The lower skewer is some sort of fish paste mixed with vegetables and fried, while top the top skewer has the same mixture wrapped around a hot dog."
• "Once the skewer is in, it should be easy to give the pancake a quick turn."
• "This skewer is stacked with three types of sausages, one of which was meat wrapped around a rice cake and fried."