travoise
travoise is the alternative form of travois.
Meaning of travois
Noun
travois (plural travoises or travois)
- A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.
- On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises, dogs with travoises, women and children loaded with impedimenta, […]1892, Julian Ralph, “‘Talking Musquash’: Concluding the Sketch of the History and Work of the Hudson Bay Company”, in On Canada’s Frontier […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, pages...
- A similar piece of equipment used to transport something by dragging; especially a stretcher dragged by a horse, mule, etc., used to transport an ill or injured person.
- A sled dragged by a horse or ox to transport logs, with one end of each log on the sled and the other end touching the ground.
Forms of travoise
| plural | travoises |
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Questions about travoise
- What is travoise the alternative form of?
- Travoise is the alternative form of travois.
Words near travoise in the dictionary
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