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Highland Games necessity
Answer for the clue "Highland Games necessity ", 5 letters:
caber
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Word definitions for caber in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caber \Ca"ber\ (k[=a]"b[~e]r), n. [Gael. cabar.] A pole or beam, esp. one used in Gaelic games for tossing as a trial of strength.
Usage examples of caber.
Foyle hurled Sigurd Magsman up into the air like an ancient Scotsman tossing the caber.
He came from the far north and at the Highland games he used to array himself in kilt and sporran and throw cabers around like matchsticks.
John McCabe was a strapping Scotsman with arms like cabers and a look that would frighten even the fiercest dog.
There had been no opportunity to clean himself up after Lucius and Cabera had restitched and rebandaged his wounds.
Soon, the Englishman who had tossed the caber was sparring with the dramatic critic, Hazard and Hall boxed in fantastic burlesque, then, gloves in hand, looked for the next appropriately matched couple.
He would have Cabera look at it back on Accipiter, but he didn't think it was broken.