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caber
(kā′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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