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travois \ˈtraˌvȯi, trəˈvȯi, (ˈ)trav|wä\ noun also travoise \ˈtraˌvȯiz, trəˈvȯiz\; or travoy \ˈtraˌvȯi, trəˈvȯi\ (plural travois \-ȯiz, -äz\ ; also travoises \-ȯizə̇z\ ; or travoys \-ȯiz\) Etymology: Canadian French travois, alteration of French travail — more at travail 1. : a primitive vehicle used by the Plains Indians of No. America consisting of two trailing poles serving as shafts for dog or horse and bearing a platform or net for the load 2. usually travoy : alligator 6b [travois 1] |