Definitions For Travoi

Noun

TRAVOIS (plural es or travois) A traditional north american Indian sled-like vehicle, pulled by person, dog, or horse.

Translations

Blackfoot: manistsí, manistsí’sstaan Bulgarian: травуа́, f, sc=Cyrl Cheyenne: amėstó'eeseo'o Cree: yîkihtawitâpânâsk , akotâpân Crow: aláakko Dutch: travois, n Finnish: purilaat, p French: travois, m German: Zuggeschir, n, Stangenschleife, m Lakota: hupá, hupáwaheyuŋpi Menominee: saqnawāhkosew Ojibwe: niswaakodaabaan Pawnee: raaruka'iitu' Russian: воло́ка, f, волоку́ша, f, волочу́га, f, волочня́, f, травуа́, f Umatilla: sapsanáwas

Alternative forms

travoise, travoy

Etymology

From {{etyl, CF., en}}, from an alteration of travail, , (etymology 2), from {{etyl, ML., en}} trepalium, , instrument of torture, probably a calque from (Ancient Greek) . See πάσσαλος, , peg.

See also

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Anagrams

Viators, viators