skewer

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a long, thin metal or wooden pin used for holding together pieces of food, especially meat, during cooking:

Arrange the pieces of chicken and the vegetables on individual skewers.

Check the lamb 15 minutes before it is ready by piercing the centre with a metal skewer.

a long, thin metal or wooden pin with pieces of food on it:

Small chicken and vegetable skewers cook quickly and can be kept raw in the fridge until right before cooking.

Arrange the spiced pork skewers on top to serve.

to put pieces of food, especially meat, on a skewer or other long pointed object:

Simply skewer the carrots, potatoes, leeks, and green pepper chunks.

Shashlyk is a Russian dish of marinated lamb and onions, skewered and grilled.

to criticize someone or something, or make an unkind joke about them, in a way that is very accurate or reveals the truth about them:

The comedian skewered authority figures, corporate jargon, and mindless consumerism.

The newspaper has often skewered developers and city officials.

a long, thin rod that is put through pieces of food, esp. meat, for cooking