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Skewer
Definitions
- 1 comparative form of skew: more skew comparative, form-of
- 1 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."
- 2 That which skews something. rare
- 3 a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted wordnet
- 4 Food served on a skewer.
- 5 A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
- 1 To impale on a skewer.
- 2 drive a skewer through wordnet
- 3 To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
- 4 To severely mock or discredit. figuratively
"Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework."
Etymology
From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).
From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).
From skew + -er.
From skew + -er.
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