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Meaning of CABER

Pronunciation:  'keybur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of Scotland)
 
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 See Also: pole

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ca"ber\ (k[=a]"b[~e]r), n. [Gael]
A pole or beam used in Scottish games for tossing as a trial
of strength.

  2. \Ca"ber\, n. [Gael. cabar.]
A pole or beam, esp. one used in Gaelic games for tossing as
a trial of strength.
 
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