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caber

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkeɪbə/
  • UK: /ˈkɑː-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈkeɪbɚ/
  • US: /ˈkɑ-/
  • rhymes with -eɪbə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pole

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kápros Proto-Italic *kapros Latin caper Latin *capreus Medieval Latin *capriōbor. Scottish Gaelic cabarbor. English caber From Scottish Gaelic cabar (“spar, pole”).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Scottish Gaelic: cabar — a long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games