A Scottish or Celtic term for a curved stick or club used in games or combat, possibly related to shinty.
From Scottish Gaelic camag or Irish camán, referring to a curved wooden implement. Related to modern hurling and shinty sticks, with ancient Celtic origins.
The word 'caman' is the ancestor of the modern hurling stick—ancient Celts played games with curved wooden clubs 2000 years ago, and the sport and its equipment survive basically unchanged in Ireland and Scotland today.
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