caber

(bər)

noun

a long, heavy pole thrown end over end in a Scottish Highland game to test muscular strength

Origin: Gael cabar

See caber in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A long heavy wooden pole tossed end over end as a demonstration of strength in Scottish highland games.

Origin:

Origin: Scottish Gaelic cabar, pole, beam, rafter

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *capriō

Origin: , from Latin capra, she-goat; see chevron

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