skewer.
A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
Meaning & usage
A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
Food served on a skewer.
A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
Where this word comes from
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”).
To impale on a skewer.
To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
To severely mock or discredit.
Where this word comes from
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”).
That which skews something.
Where this word comes from
From skew + -er.
comparative form of skew: more skew
Where this word comes from
From skew + -er.
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