[truh-voi] 
[-voiz] . | a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal. |
tra·vois (trə-voi', trāv'oi')  (click for larger image in new window) n. pl. tra·vois (trə-voiz', trāv'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.] |