caber

ca·ber  (kbr)

n.

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

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[Scottish Gaelic cabar, pole, beam, rafter, from Vulgar Latin *capri, from Latin capra, she-goat; see chevron.]

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caber

Noun

Scot a heavy section of trimmed tree trunk tossed in competition at Highland games [Gaelic cabar pole]

Thesaurus

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