{i} long wooden pole (similar to a telephone pole or an unrefined trimmed tree trunk) raised at one end and thrown as a test of strength in Scottish Highland sport
a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)
A caber is a long, heavy, wooden pole. It is thrown into the air as a test of strength in the traditional Scottish sport called `tossing the caber'. a long heavy wooden pole that is thrown into the air as a test of strength in sports competitions in Scotland