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trave |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trave \Trave\, n. [Through French, fr L. trabs, trabis, a beam; cf OF tref a beam, also F. travail a frame to confine a horse, OE trave, trevys, travise It travaglio F. trav['e]e the space between two beams.] 1. (Arch.) A crossbeam; a lay of joists. --Maundrell. 2. A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while shoeing. She sprung as a colt doth in the trave. --Chaucer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: trave n : a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {traverse}, {crossbeam}, {crosspiece}]
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