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.

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.