caber

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UK/ˈkeɪbə/UK/ˈkɑː-/US/ˈkeɪbɚ/US/ˈkɑ-/

noun

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

OriginScottish Gaelic cabar ← Medieval Latin *capriō ← Latin *capreus →
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Meanings

nouncaber (plural cabers)

plural cabers

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kápros
  2. Proto-Italic*kapros
  3. Latincaper
  4. Latin*capreus
  5. Medieval Latin*capriō
  6. Scottish Gaeliccabar
  7. Englishcaber

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

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Translations

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with caber

laborlabourweberneighbourfabersabresabertaborbelabour
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Anagrams

braceacerbcabreBerca
Cite this entry
APA

caber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caber

MLA

“caber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caber.

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