caber

Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪbɚ/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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)

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic cabar (“spar, pole”).

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pole

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