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trave

1  [treyv] ,
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–noun Architecture.
1. a crossbeam.
2. a section or bay formed by crossbeams.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF trave < L trabem, acc. of trabs beam, timber

trave

2  [treyv] ,
–noun
a device to inhibit a wild or untrained horse or one being shod.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; orig. uncert.; cf. later travail in same sense < MF; see travois
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trave   (trāv)   
n.  
  1. Architecture
    1. A crossbeam.
    2. A section, as of a ceiling, formed by crossbeams.
  2. A wooden frame used to confine a horse being shod.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin trabs, trab-; see treb- in Indo-European roots.]
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