TRAVE


Meaning of TRAVE in English

trave 1

/trayv/ , n. Archit.

1. a crossbeam.

2. a section or bay formed by crossbeams.

[ 1350-1400; ME trave trabem, acc. of trabs beam, timber ]

trave 2

/trayv/ , n.

a device to inhibit a wild or untrained horse or one being shod.

[ 1350-1400; ME; orig. uncert.; cf. later travail in same sense ]

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