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travois

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/trəˈvɔɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trə voi′)

Inflections of 'travois' (n): npl: travois

tra•vois (trə voi′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vois

(-voiz′).USA pronunciation

a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.

Late Latin trepālium; see travail)
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
1840–50;[American.]; pseudo-French spelling, spelled of earlier travoy

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travois /trəˈvɔɪ/ n ( pl -vois /-ˈvɔɪz/)

a sled formerly used by the Plains Indians of North America, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and dragged by an animal
Canadian a similar sled used for dragging logs

Etymology: from Canadian French, from French travail trave

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