| 单词 | throwing or tossing the caber |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthrowing or tossing the caber 2. esp. as used in the Highland athletic exercise of throwing or tossing the caber. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running > tossing caber throwing or tossing the caber1862 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running > tossing caber > caber caber1862 1862 Standard 16 July Tossing the caber. 1872 Daily News 26 July Caber Throwing. 1881 Boys' Newspaper 6 July The caber is simply a roughly hewn pine trunk denuded of its branches..To toss this skilfully the athlete poises the smaller end against his breast, in an upright position, and, suddenly raising it by sheer force to a level with his shoulder, throws it from him in such a manner that the thick end touches the ground first, and the trunk falls away from him. < as lemmas |
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