travois
travois
Definition
tra·vois (trə vo̵i′)
noun pl. -·vois′-vo̵iz′ or -·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
Etymology: CdnFr < travail, a brake, load < Fr: see travail
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