English Explanatory Dictionary

caber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkeɪbə/ /ˈkɑː-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caber.wav /ˈkeɪbɚ/ /ˈkɑ-/

Word forms

caber cabers

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kápros Proto-Italic *kapros Latin caper Latin *capreus Medieval Latin *capriōbor. Scottish Gaelic cabarbor. English caber From Scottish Gaelic cabar (“spar, pole”).

Derived words

caber toss
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on C Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary