travis

plural traves · plural travises

1. obsoleteA wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes.
2. obsoleteA beam; a lay of joints; a traverse.
3. UKA screen or partition between stable stalls.

comparative more travis · superlative most travis

1. archaicLying across, traverse.

   The skiff at the bank bore a strange rigging of uprights and crosspoles and a travis bar with lines and hooks hanging from it.

   1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree

plural Travises

1. countableuncountableA surname originating as an occupation.
2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.

   Mejias, according to the police report, said he had provided a third person, Travis Dyson, a credit card on Thursday to rent a hotel room for the night.

   2020 March 13, Oliver Darcy, “Andrew Gillum apologizes after being found ‘inebriated’ in hotel room where police say man was treated for ‘possible drug overdose’”, in CNN Business

3. A placename:
   1. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States.
   2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, United States.
   3. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Travis County