Travois

Pronunciation

• IPA: /trəˈvɔɪ/

Alternative forms

• travoise, travoy

Origin

From Canadian French, from an alteration of travail ("") (etymology 2), from Medieval Latin trepalium ("instrument of torture"), probably a calque from Ancient Greek. See πάσσαλος (passalos, "peg").

Full definition of travois

Noun

1. A traditional North American Indian sled-like vehicle, pulled by person, dog, or horse.
• 1994, Cormac McCarthy, The CrossingRiding out for wood he watched his shadow and the shadow of the horse and travois cross those palings tree by tree.

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