- travoy
- \\ˈtraˌvȯi, trəˈvȯi\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to haul (a log) in or by a travois: to transport a log or lumber by a travois
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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travoy road — Skid road Skid road (Logging) (a) A road along which logs are dragged to the skidway or landing; called also {travois road} or {travoy road}. (b) A road having partly sunken transverse logs (called skids) at intervals of about five feet. [Webster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skid road — (Logging) (a) A road along which logs are dragged to the skidway or landing; called also {travois road} or {travoy road}. (b) A road having partly sunken transverse logs (called skids) at intervals of about five feet. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
travois road — Skid road Skid road (Logging) (a) A road along which logs are dragged to the skidway or landing; called also {travois road} or {travoy road}. (b) A road having partly sunken transverse logs (called skids) at intervals of about five feet. [Webster … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Travois — Cheyenne family using a horse drawn travois, 1890. A travois (Canadian French, from French travail, a frame for restraining horses; also obsolete travoy or travoise) is a frame used by indigenous peoples, notably the Plains Indians of North… … Wikipedia
travois — /treuh voy /, n., pl. travois / voyz /. a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal. [1840 50; Amer.; pseudo F sp. of earlier travoy < North American F; cf. CanF… … Universalium
travois — tra•vois [[t]trəˈvɔɪ[/t]] n. pl. vois [[t] ˈvɔɪz[/t]] trs ant a transport device used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal • Etymology: 1840–50; amer.; earlier travoy < North American F; cf.… … From formal English to slang
