/ ˈkeɪbə(r); NAmE / noun
a long heavy wooden pole that is thrown into the air as a test of strength in the traditional Scottish sport of tossing the caber
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic cabar pole.
/ ˈkeɪbə(r); NAmE / noun
a long heavy wooden pole that is thrown into the air as a test of strength in the traditional Scottish sport of tossing the caber
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic cabar pole.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005