a long, heavy pole thrown end over end in a Scottish Highland game to test muscular strength
Origin of caber
Gaelic cabarcaber
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caber
noun
A long heavy wooden pole tossed end over end as a demonstration of strength in Scottish highland games.
Origin of caber
Scottish Gaelic cabar pole, beam, rafter from Vulgar Latin capriō from Latin capra she-goat ; see chevron .
caber
caber toss competitor at the
St. Andrew's Society of
Detroit's Highland Games
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