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Gaelic cabar `pole'. Scottish athletic sport,
a Highland Games event. The caber (a tapered
tree-trunk about 6 m/20 ft long, weighing
about 100 kg/220 lb) is held in the palms of
the cupped hands and rests on the shoulder.
The thrower runs forward and tosses the
caber, rotating it through 180 degrees so
that it lands on its opposite end and falls
forward. The best competitors toss the caber
about 12 m/40 ft.