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caber的意思

caber

英 ['keb] 美 ['keb]
  • n. (苏格兰等地的人测试臂力的)投棒;(用于气力比赛的)松木棒

caber

英文词源


caber (n.)
pole used in housebuilding, especially as an object tossed in the Highland games, 1510s, from Gaelic cabar "pole, spar," cognate with Irish cabar "lath," Welsh ceibr "beam, rafter."