caber
Americannoun
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cabers
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of caber
First recorded in 1505–15, caber is from the Scots Gaelic word cabar pole
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Competitors took part in traditional games including tug-of-war and the caber toss, and enjoyed performances by bagpipers, drummers and dancers.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024
One week, it’s a San Diego quarterback throwing a ball backward over his head, a play that Bryce Miller of the San Diego Union-Tribune described as resembling “a drunken, Scottish caber toss minus the kilt.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2019
He’s alive and swinging, despite the best intentions of Brienne and Arya, and breathing heavily, like every interesting character on “Game of Thrones” who carries a caber or defies death.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 6, 2016
Although he plays up his roots by donning a kilt or tossing the caber - a Highland sport involving throwing a giant wooden pole - he has impeccable credentials as a German conservative.
From Reuters ● Jan. 15, 2013
An English writer beat him a dozen feet at tossing the caber.
From The Valley of the Moon by Jack London
It is often brought upon the field heavier than can be thrown and then cut to suit the contestants, although sometimes cabers of different sizes are kept, each contestant taking his choice.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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