travois

a horse-drawn travois

Meaning

Noun

A traditional North American Indian sled-like vehicle, pulled by person, dog, or horse.

Origin

From Canadian French, from an alteration of travail (etymology 2), from Medieval Latin trepalium, probably a calque from Ancient Greek. See πάσσαλος.

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