Definitions from Wiktionary (travois)

▸ noun:  (originally and chiefly Canada, US, historical) A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.
▸ noun:  (by extension)
▸ noun:  A similar piece of equipment used to transport something by dragging; especially a stretcher dragged by a horse, mule, etc., used to transport an ill or injured person.
▸ noun:  (Canada, US, forestry, archaic) A sled dragged by a horse or ox to transport logs, with one end of each log on the sled and the other end touching the ground.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To transport (someone or something) by means of a travois.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, rare) To use a travois to transport a load.





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