Meaning & use

caber

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a heavy wooden pole, tapered at one end, that is tossed end over end as a test of strength in Scottish Highland games.

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The strongest competitors lined up for the caber toss at the Highland games.

Tossing the caber requires balance as much as raw strength.

A note on using this word

Almost always appears in the phrase caber toss, the traditional Scottish athletic event.

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