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skewerlike

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English

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Etymology

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From skewer +‎ -like.

Adjective

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skewerlike (comparative more skewerlike, superlative most skewerlike)

  1. Like a skewer; long, thin, and sharp.
    • 1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, Markheim:
      The long, skewerlike dagger flashed and fell. The dealer struggled like a hen, striking his temple on the shelf, and then tumbled on the floor in a heap.