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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Example sentences from the Web for travois

Your horses are of little account; even the best of them are only travois horses for our women!'
The War-Trail Fort|James Willard Schultz
Sometimes tongues are dried in front of the tipi on a stage made by setting up two travois with a lodge pole tied between them.
The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians|Clark Wissler
There was quite a band of horses, and the lodge poles and travois, as you see, make a pretty big trail.
Jack Among the Indians|George Bird Grinnell
Up to this time they had no horses, but used only dogs and the travois.
Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))|James Mooney

The travois is made, painted red, and reserved for the special use of the medicine woman.
The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians|Clark Wissler

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

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单词	travois
释义	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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for travois Your horses are of little account; even the best of them are only travois horses for our women!' The War-Trail Fort\|James Willard Schultz Sometimes tongues are dried in front of the tipi on a stage made by setting up two travois with a lodge pole tied between them. The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians\|Clark Wissler There was quite a band of horses, and the lodge poles and travois, as you see, make a pretty big trail. Jack Among the Indians\|George Bird Grinnell Up to this time they had no horses, but used only dogs and the travois. Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))\|James Mooney The travois is made, painted red, and reserved for the special use of the medicine woman. The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians\|Clark Wissler 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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