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Date: 1400-1500
Origin: Perhaps from skiver 'skewer' (15-19 centuries)

skewer

1 noun
     
Related topics: Utensils
skew‧er1 [countable]
DFU a long metal or wooden stick that is put through pieces of meat to hold them together while they are cooked
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