travois
[ truh-voi ]
/ trəˈvɔɪ /
noun, plural tra·vois [truh-voiz] /trəˈvɔɪz/.
a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.
Origin of travois
1840–50;
Americanism; pseudo-French spelling of earlier
travoy < North American French; compare Canadian French
travail shaft of a cart to which the horse is hitched, French: frame in which unruly horses are held while they are shod (probably < Late Latin
trepālium; see
travail)
Words nearby travois
traverse jury,
traverse rod,
travertine,
travesty,
travis,
travois,
travolator,
trawl,
trawler,
tray,
tray agriculture
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British Dictionary definitions for travois
travois
/ (trəˈvɔɪ) /
noun plural -vois (-ˈvɔɪz)
a sled formerly used by the Plains Indians of North America, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and dragged by an animal
Canadian
a similar sled used for dragging logs
Word Origin for travois
from Canadian French, from French
travail
trave