travois
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Origin:
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)
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)
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| —n , pl -vois | |
| 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. | (Canadian) a similar sled used for dragging logs |
| [from Canadian French, from French travail | |
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Example sentences
Tipi hides, poles, and household articles were placed on a device known as a travois and dragged behind a horse.
They were trained to carry a heavy back-pack or drag a travois of wooden poles.
They used dogs to transport gear with a travois, two poles lashed together for carrying household goods.
Sometimes they would make a small travois by lashing lightweight poles or branches together and strapping them to a dog.
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