travoises

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A form of travois — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of travois
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of travois
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