Origin: CdnFr < travail, a brake, load < Fr: see travail
See travois in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. tra·vois (trə-voizˈ, trăvˈoizˌ)
Origin:
Origin: Canadian French
Origin: , alteration of obsolete travoy
Origin: , from travail, cart-shaft
Origin: , from French, frame for restraining horses
Origin: , alteration of Late Latin tripālium, device with three stakes
Origin: , probably from Latin tripālis, having three stakes; see travail
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photogravure from a photograph by Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952)
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