"caber" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪbə/ [UK], /ˈkɑː-/ [UK], /ˈkeɪbɚ/ [US], /ˈkɑ-/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caber.wav Forms: cabers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪbə(ɹ) 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”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|gd:cabar|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kápros Proto-Italic *kapros Latin caper Latin *capreus Medieval Latin *capriōbor. Scottish Gaelic cabarbor. English caber, {{bor|en|gd|cabar||spar, pole}} Scottish Gaelic cabar (“spar, pole”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} caber (plural cabers)
  1. A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games. Derived forms: caber toss Translations (a long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games): cabar (Scottish Gaelic)
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Inflected forms

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