tossing the caber

tossing the caberA caber being tossed at the 2000 New Hampshire Highland Games.

tossing the caber, a Scottish athletic event consisting in throwing a “caber,” a straight, approximately 17-foot- (5-metre-) long log (from which the bark has been removed) so that it turns over in the air and falls on the ground with its small end pointing directly opposite the tosser. See Highland Games.

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Article Title: tossing the caber
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 06 November 2008
Access Date: February 22, 2025