Meaning of travois | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.
   US, historical
2. A similar piece of equipment used to transport something by dragging; especially a stretcher dragged by a horse, mule, etc., used to transport an ill or injured person.
   broadly
3. A sled dragged by a horse or ox to transport logs, with one end of each log on the sled and the other end touching the ground.
   Canada, US, broadly, dated

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Examples

“On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises, dogs with travoises, women and children loaded with impedimenta, […]”

“Riding out for wood he watched his shadow and the shadow of the horse and travois cross those palings tree by tree. Boyd rode in the travois holding the axe as if he'd keep guard over the wood they'd gathered […]”

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