[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

skewer \skew"er\, v. t. imp.  p. p. skewered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. skewering.
   to fasten with skewers.
   1913 webster
see also:
skewered skewering 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

skewer \skew"er\, n. probably of scand, origin; cf. sw.  dan.
   skifer a slate. cf. shuver a fragment.
   a pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for
   keeping it in form while roasting.
   1913 webster

         meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round.
                                                  --swift.
   1913 webster
see also:
shuver 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

skewer
     n : a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being
         roasted
     v : drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the bbq" syn:
         spit
see also:
spit 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

73 moby thesaurus words for "skewer":
   articulate, auger, batten, batten down, bite, bolt, bore, broach,
   buckle, butt, button, clasp, cleat, clip, countersink, dovetail,
   drill, empierce, fix, gore, gouge, gouge out, hasp, hinge, hitch,
   hole, honeycomb, hook, impale, jam, joint, lance, latch, lock,
   miter, mortise, nail, needle, peg, penetrate, perforate, pierce,
   pin, pink, prick, punch, puncture, rabbet, ream, ream out, riddle,
   rivet, run through, scarf, screw, sew, snap, spear, spike, spit,
   stab, staple, stick, stitch, tack, tap, toggle, transfix,
   transpierce, trepan, trephine, wedge, zipper

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