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traves

traves is the plural of trave.

traves is the plural of travis.

Meaning of trave

Noun

trave (plural traves)

  1. A crossbeam.
  2. A section formed by crossbeams.
  3. A wooden frame to confine unruly horses while they are shod.
    Synonyms:
    brake

See all 4 meanings of trave

Meaning of travis

Noun

travis (plural traves or travises)

  1. (obsolete) A wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes.
  2. (obsolete) A beam; a lay of joints; a traverse.
  3. (UK) A screen or partition between stable stalls.

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Questions about traves

What is traves the plural of?
Traves is the plural of trave.

Words near traves in the dictionary

  1. travertine terrace
  2. travertine terraces
  3. travertines
  4. travertinous
  5. travertins
  6. traves
  7. travest
  8. travested
  9. travesti
  10. travesticide
  11. travesticides

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Adapted from Wiktionary: traves (page history and authors); trave (page history and authors); travis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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