travoising

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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.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of travois
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