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tra·vois (trə vo̵i′)

noun pl. travois -·vois′ (-vo̵iz′) or travoises -·vois′es (-vo̵i′ziz)

a crude sledge of the North American Plains Indians, consisting of a net or platform dragged along the ground on the two poles that support it and which serve as shafts for the horse or, orig., the dog pulling it
also travoise tra·voise′ (-vo̵iz′)

Etymology: CdnFr < travail, a brake, load < Fr: see travail

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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