travis

See also: Travis

English

Etymology

Alteration of traverse.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹeɪvəs/

Noun

travis (plural traves or travises)

  1. (obsolete) A wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes.
  2. (obsolete) A beam; a lay of joints; a traverse.
  3. (Britain) A screen or partition between stable stalls.

Adjective

travis (comparative more travis, superlative most travis)

  1. (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.

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