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CABER
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ca⋅ber
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ˈkeɪ
bər
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–noun
Scot.
a pole or beam, esp. one thrown as a trial of strength.
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1505–15;
< ScotGael
cabar
pole
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CABER
ca·ber
(kā'bər)
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
*capriō
, from Latin
capra
,
she-goat
; see
chevron
.]
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