tra·vois (tr -voi , tr voi )n. pl. tra·vois (tr -voiz, trvoiz) A frame slung between trailing poles and pulled by a dog or horse, formerly used by Plains Indians as a conveyance for goods and belongings. [Canadian French, alteration of obsolete travoy, from travail, cart-shaft, from French, frame for restraining horses, alteration of Late Latin trip  lium, device with three stakes, probably from Latin triplis, having three stakes; see travail.] |   photogravure from a photograph by Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) |
travois [trəˈvɔɪ]
n pl -vois [-ˈvɔɪz]
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a sled formerly used by the Plains Indians of North America, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and dragged by an animal
[from Canadian French, from French travail trave]
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