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caber

/ˈkeɪbə/US/ˈkeɪbɚ/

caber noun: a long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.

caber: a long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games
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Noun

caber (plural cabers)

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

Forms of caber

pluralcabers

Origin of caber

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

Words formed from caber

  • caber toss

Words that rhyme with caber

Questions about caber

What does caber mean?
Caber means a long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.
What part of speech is caber?
Caber is a noun.
How do you pronounce caber?
Caber is pronounced /ˈkeɪbə/ (UK).
What is the plural of caber?
The plural of caber is cabers.

Words near caber in the dictionary

  1. Cabell County
  2. Cabellian
  3. Cabello
  4. Cabellos
  5. Cabells
  6. caber
  7. cabergoline
  8. cabernet
  9. cabernet franc
  10. cabernet sauvignon
  11. Cabernet Sauvignons

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