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travois

American  
[truh-voi] / trəˈvɔɪ /

noun

plural

travois

  1. a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.

travois British  
/ trəˈvɔɪ /

noun

  1. a sled formerly used by the Plains Indians of North America, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and dragged by an animal

  2. a similar sled used for dragging logs

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Etymology

Origin of travois

1840–50; 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)

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