Definition of caber in English:

caber

noun ˈkeɪbə

A roughly trimmed tree trunk used in the Scottish Highland sport of tossing the caber. This involves holding the caber upright and running forward to toss it so that it lands on the opposite end.
Example sentencesExamples
- The big difference between this and all the other Highland Games is that spectators get to participate - meek office-types, and even their husbands, can toss the caber with the big boys.
- He triggers devastating explosions with bombs, pulverises solid boulders with a whopping great hammer, lifts up massive great marble pillars and lobs them like cabers, and is well nifty with both sword and bow.
- Four disciplines were involved in this Austro-Scots sporting mishmash: tossing the caber, tug-o-war, beer-lifting and egg throwing.
- The caber is almost vertical in mid-air and will shortly fall the correct way, that is to the left, meaning that this was a valid toss
- However, both events were understandably modified for sportshall use with the caber being something akin to a large rolled-up ‘carpet’, although it was made of cardboard instead.
- This is a land of festivals, more than any other, whether it means tossing cabers, weighing marrows or staging opera in country houses.
- When important decisions need to be taken, instead of having the rigmarole of members voting, simply toss a coin - or even a caber to decide the outcome.
- What most people associate with ‘Scottishness’ - tartan kilts, whisky, bagpipes and tossing the caber - are traditions descended from the Gaelic Highlands.
- Tossing the caber and sheaf pitching are other crowd-pleasers.
- Through the summer, you'll barely turn a corner without seeing a Highland Games, with the skirl of the bagpipes, tug-o'-war, races and what they quaintly call heavy events’ - throwing lumps of metal and tossing the caber.
- But if it's true that Scotsmen wear nothing under the kilt, make sure you don't turn any cartwheels or toss your caber in the playground.
- So dedicated was he that a caber was brought to town giving the Games authenticity.
- The event organiser, a man from Mourne Highland Games, also demonstrated tossing the caber and even managed to persuade a few people to have a go at this popular Scottish sport.
- The various Highland Games abound with ethnic foods, Gaelic music, Highland dancing, and sheepdog trials, plus numerous track and field events, including tossing the caber, where a large log is heaved to a twelve o'clock position.
- They originated from the practice of clan members meeting regularly to test their physical prowess in preparation for battle - but no-one is sure who invented tossing the caber.
- The former typically involves large men in loud tartan tossing the caber, throwing the hammer and putting the stone, while the latter includes athletic track and field events.
- They threw huge stones, tossed cabers and hurled heavy objects over high bars.
- I could see a log flip upwards, tumbling end over end to hit the ground and cartwheel to a standstill like a caber.
- Like all true Scots, I hate haggis, kilts and cabers.
- She had approached the men sporting with the cabers and asked them to show her how, naturally they didn't and told her that this was men's work.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic cabar 'pole'.

Rhymes

belabour (US belabor), labour (US labor), neighbour (US neighbor), sabre (US saber), tabor

Definition of caber in US English:

caber

noun

A roughly trimmed tree trunk used in the Scottish Highland sport of tossing the caber. This involves holding the caber upright and running forward to toss it so that it lands on the opposite end.
Example sentencesExamples
- He triggers devastating explosions with bombs, pulverises solid boulders with a whopping great hammer, lifts up massive great marble pillars and lobs them like cabers, and is well nifty with both sword and bow.
- What most people associate with ‘Scottishness’ - tartan kilts, whisky, bagpipes and tossing the caber - are traditions descended from the Gaelic Highlands.
- So dedicated was he that a caber was brought to town giving the Games authenticity.
- The caber is almost vertical in mid-air and will shortly fall the correct way, that is to the left, meaning that this was a valid toss
- The event organiser, a man from Mourne Highland Games, also demonstrated tossing the caber and even managed to persuade a few people to have a go at this popular Scottish sport.
- When important decisions need to be taken, instead of having the rigmarole of members voting, simply toss a coin - or even a caber to decide the outcome.
- She had approached the men sporting with the cabers and asked them to show her how, naturally they didn't and told her that this was men's work.
- Tossing the caber and sheaf pitching are other crowd-pleasers.
- I could see a log flip upwards, tumbling end over end to hit the ground and cartwheel to a standstill like a caber.
- Four disciplines were involved in this Austro-Scots sporting mishmash: tossing the caber, tug-o-war, beer-lifting and egg throwing.
- The various Highland Games abound with ethnic foods, Gaelic music, Highland dancing, and sheepdog trials, plus numerous track and field events, including tossing the caber, where a large log is heaved to a twelve o'clock position.
- But if it's true that Scotsmen wear nothing under the kilt, make sure you don't turn any cartwheels or toss your caber in the playground.
- The former typically involves large men in loud tartan tossing the caber, throwing the hammer and putting the stone, while the latter includes athletic track and field events.
- They threw huge stones, tossed cabers and hurled heavy objects over high bars.
- Through the summer, you'll barely turn a corner without seeing a Highland Games, with the skirl of the bagpipes, tug-o'-war, races and what they quaintly call heavy events’ - throwing lumps of metal and tossing the caber.
- They originated from the practice of clan members meeting regularly to test their physical prowess in preparation for battle - but no-one is sure who invented tossing the caber.
- This is a land of festivals, more than any other, whether it means tossing cabers, weighing marrows or staging opera in country houses.
- The big difference between this and all the other Highland Games is that spectators get to participate - meek office-types, and even their husbands, can toss the caber with the big boys.
- However, both events were understandably modified for sportshall use with the caber being something akin to a large rolled-up ‘carpet’, although it was made of cardboard instead.
- Like all true Scots, I hate haggis, kilts and cabers.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic cabar ‘pole’.

单词	caber
释义	Definition of caber in English: caber noun ˈkeɪbə A roughly trimmed tree trunk used in the Scottish Highland sport of tossing the caber. This involves holding the caber upright and running forward to toss it so that it lands on the opposite end. Example sentencesExamples The big difference between this and all the other Highland Games is that spectators get to participate - meek office-types, and even their husbands, can toss the caber with the big boys. He triggers devastating explosions with bombs, pulverises solid boulders with a whopping great hammer, lifts up massive great marble pillars and lobs them like cabers, and is well nifty with both sword and bow. Four disciplines were involved in this Austro-Scots sporting mishmash: tossing the caber, tug-o-war, beer-lifting and egg throwing. The caber is almost vertical in mid-air and will shortly fall the correct way, that is to the left, meaning that this was a valid toss However, both events were understandably modified for sportshall use with the caber being something akin to a large rolled-up ‘carpet’, although it was made of cardboard instead. This is a land of festivals, more than any other, whether it means tossing cabers, weighing marrows or staging opera in country houses. When important decisions need to be taken, instead of having the rigmarole of members voting, simply toss a coin - or even a caber to decide the outcome. What most people associate with ‘Scottishness’ - tartan kilts, whisky, bagpipes and tossing the caber - are traditions descended from the Gaelic Highlands. Tossing the caber and sheaf pitching are other crowd-pleasers. Through the summer, you'll barely turn a corner without seeing a Highland Games, with the skirl of the bagpipes, tug-o'-war, races and what they quaintly call heavy events’ - throwing lumps of metal and tossing the caber. But if it's true that Scotsmen wear nothing under the kilt, make sure you don't turn any cartwheels or toss your caber in the playground. So dedicated was he that a caber was brought to town giving the Games authenticity. The event organiser, a man from Mourne Highland Games, also demonstrated tossing the caber and even managed to persuade a few people to have a go at this popular Scottish sport. The various Highland Games abound with ethnic foods, Gaelic music, Highland dancing, and sheepdog trials, plus numerous track and field events, including tossing the caber, where a large log is heaved to a twelve o'clock position. They originated from the practice of clan members meeting regularly to test their physical prowess in preparation for battle - but no-one is sure who invented tossing the caber. The former typically involves large men in loud tartan tossing the caber, throwing the hammer and putting the stone, while the latter includes athletic track and field events. They threw huge stones, tossed cabers and hurled heavy objects over high bars. I could see a log flip upwards, tumbling end over end to hit the ground and cartwheel to a standstill like a caber. Like all true Scots, I hate haggis, kilts and cabers. She had approached the men sporting with the cabers and asked them to show her how, naturally they didn't and told her that this was men's work. Origin Early 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic cabar 'pole'. Rhymes belabour (US belabor), labour (US labor), neighbour (US neighbor), sabre (US saber), tabor Definition of caber in US English: caber noun A roughly trimmed tree trunk used in the Scottish Highland sport of tossing the caber. This involves holding the caber upright and running forward to toss it so that it lands on the opposite end. Example sentencesExamples He triggers devastating explosions with bombs, pulverises solid boulders with a whopping great hammer, lifts up massive great marble pillars and lobs them like cabers, and is well nifty with both sword and bow. What most people associate with ‘Scottishness’ - tartan kilts, whisky, bagpipes and tossing the caber - are traditions descended from the Gaelic Highlands. So dedicated was he that a caber was brought to town giving the Games authenticity. The caber is almost vertical in mid-air and will shortly fall the correct way, that is to the left, meaning that this was a valid toss The event organiser, a man from Mourne Highland Games, also demonstrated tossing the caber and even managed to persuade a few people to have a go at this popular Scottish sport. When important decisions need to be taken, instead of having the rigmarole of members voting, simply toss a coin - or even a caber to decide the outcome. She had approached the men sporting with the cabers and asked them to show her how, naturally they didn't and told her that this was men's work. Tossing the caber and sheaf pitching are other crowd-pleasers. I could see a log flip upwards, tumbling end over end to hit the ground and cartwheel to a standstill like a caber. Four disciplines were involved in this Austro-Scots sporting mishmash: tossing the caber, tug-o-war, beer-lifting and egg throwing. The various Highland Games abound with ethnic foods, Gaelic music, Highland dancing, and sheepdog trials, plus numerous track and field events, including tossing the caber, where a large log is heaved to a twelve o'clock position. But if it's true that Scotsmen wear nothing under the kilt, make sure you don't turn any cartwheels or toss your caber in the playground. The former typically involves large men in loud tartan tossing the caber, throwing the hammer and putting the stone, while the latter includes athletic track and field events. They threw huge stones, tossed cabers and hurled heavy objects over high bars. Through the summer, you'll barely turn a corner without seeing a Highland Games, with the skirl of the bagpipes, tug-o'-war, races and what they quaintly call heavy events’ - throwing lumps of metal and tossing the caber. They originated from the practice of clan members meeting regularly to test their physical prowess in preparation for battle - but no-one is sure who invented tossing the caber. This is a land of festivals, more than any other, whether it means tossing cabers, weighing marrows or staging opera in country houses. The big difference between this and all the other Highland Games is that spectators get to participate - meek office-types, and even their husbands, can toss the caber with the big boys. However, both events were understandably modified for sportshall use with the caber being something akin to a large rolled-up ‘carpet’, although it was made of cardboard instead. Like all true Scots, I hate haggis, kilts and cabers. Origin Early 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic cabar ‘pole’.
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