skewer

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
2. Food served on a skewer.
3. A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.

Verb

1. To impale on a skewer.
2. To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
3. To severely mock or discredit.

Adj

comparative form of skew: more skew

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

/ˈskjuː.ə/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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”).