ca·ber (k  b r)n. A long heavy wooden pole tossed end over end as a demonstration of strength in Scottish highland games. [Scottish Gaelic cabar, pole, beam, rafter, from Vulgar Latin *capri  , from Latin capra, she-goat; see chevron.] |
caber [ˈkeɪbə (Scot) ˈkebər]
n
(Individual Sports, other than specified) Scot a heavy section of trimmed tree trunk thrown in competition at Highland games (tossing the caber)
[from Gaelic cabar pole]
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| Noun | 1. |  caber - a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)pole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
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