A naming convention where words are joined by hyphens. Named for things threaded on a skewer.
Arabic kabab (roasted meat), of disputed ultimate origin, perhaps Persian or Akkadian; skewered meat gave English kebab, and the naming convention is named for words strung together by hyphens like meat on a skewer.
Words strung together by hyphens, the convention named for the skewer that holds separate pieces in a single line.