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travoisenUK
tra·vois T0331300 (trə-voi′, trăv′oi′)n. pl. tra·vois (trə-voiz′, trăv′oiz′) A frame slung between trailing poles and pulled by a dog or horse, formerly used by Plains Indians as a conveyance for goods and belongings.
[Canadian French, alteration of obsolete travoy, from travail, cart-shaft, from French, frame for restraining horses, alteration of Late Latin tripālium, device with three stakes, probably from Latin tripālis, having three stakes; see travail.]travois (trəˈvɔɪ) n, pl -vois (-ˈvɔɪz) 1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a sled formerly used by the Plains Indians of North America, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and dragged by an animal2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) Canadian a similar sled used for dragging logs[from Canadian French, from French travail trave]tra•vois (trəˈvɔɪ)
n., pl. -vois (-ˈvɔɪz) a transport device used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal. [1840–50; Amer.; earlier travoy < North American French; compare Canadian French travail shaft of a cart] travoisenUK
travois (trăvoi`), device used by Native North Americans of the Great Plains for transporting their tepees and household goods. It consisted of two poles, lashed one on either side of a dog or, later, a horse, with one end of each pole dragging on the ground. It had straps or wooden crosspieces between the poles near the open end that served as a carrier. Like the sledge, the travois was used by Native Americans before any use of wheels was known to them.travois a sled formerly used by the Plains Indians of North America, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and dragged by an animal |