travis
English
Etymology
Alteration of traverse.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹeɪvəs/
Noun
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
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
- http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/travis
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travis
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Verb
travis
- second-person singular present subjunctive of travar