noun. a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland).
1. Noun, singular or mass Pitching the bar, a contest of strength, was much like today's caber toss in Scottish games and involved tossing a long, thick pole end over end. 2. Adjective Watch the tug-of-war, caber toss, shot put and various other events.