travis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Alteration of traverse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
travis (plural traves or travises)
- (obsolete) A wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes.
- (obsolete) A beam; a lay of joints; a traverse.
- (British) A screen or partition between stable stalls.
Adjective[edit]
travis (comparative more travis, superlative most travis)
- (archaic) Lying across, traverse.
- 1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree:
- The skiff at the bank bore a strange rigging of uprights and crosspoles and a travis bar with lines and hooks hanging from it.
References[edit]
- http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/travis
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travis
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Verb[edit]
travis
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