caber

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkeɪbə/, /ˈkebər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kā′bər)


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ca•ber  (kā′bər),USA pronunciation n. [Scot.]
  1. Scottish Termsa pole or beam, esp. one thrown as a trial of strength.
  • Scots Gaelic cabar pole
  • 1505–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
caber / ˈkeɪbə ˈkebər/
  1. a heavy section of trimmed tree trunk thrown in competition at Highland games (tossing the caber)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Gaelic cabar pole

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