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skewered

/ˈskjuːəd/B2

꼬챙이에 꿰다 / 찔러 넣다 (v.)

원래는 음식에 꼬챙이를 꽂아 굽는 것을 의미하지만, 여기서는 머리가 성문 뾰족한 부분에 "꽂히거나 박힌" 끔찍한 장면을 생생하게 묘사합니다.

My husband?

If he told the King, both our heads would be skewered on the city gates by now.

Whatever Jon Arryn knew or didn't know, it died with him.