caber

IPA/ˈkeɪbə(r)/
IPA/ˈkeɪbər/

caber — noun

  • cabersingular
  • cabersplural

1. A very long, thick pole of heavy wood that competitors in the Scottish Highland

1.名詞
釋義

A very long, thick pole of heavy wood that competitors in the Scottish Highland Games lift and toss forward so it flips in the air, aiming to have it land pointing directly away from the thrower.

例句

Callum tried to toss the <hw>caber</hw> at the Braemar Highland Games so it flipped in the air.

toss the caber — set phrase for the throwing action

Ewan from Inverness lifted the <hw>caber</hw>, ran forward, and tossed it at the Braemar Gathering.

lifted, ran, tossed — sequence of actions showing how a caber is handled

同義詞
  • pole

    A general term for a long piece of wood, but lacks the specific cultural and sporting context of 'caber'.

用法筆記

This word appears almost exclusively in the context of Scottish Highland Games and related traditional sports writing. The verb that pairs with it is 'toss' (not 'throw') in the set phrase 'toss the caber'.

常見錯誤

❌He threw the caber at the target.
✅He tossed the caber at the Highland Games.
💡The caber is tossed for distance and accuracy of its fall, not thrown at a target.