Trave

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while
        shoeing.
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              She sprung as a colt doth in the trave. --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trave
       n : a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {traverse},
            {crossbeam}, {crosspiece}]