OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 35240

travois

/tɹəˈvɔɪ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
travois
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.
On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises, dogs with travoises, women and children loaded with impedimenta, […]
Riding out for wood he watched his shadow and the shadow of the horse and travois cross those palings tree by tree. Boyd rode in the travois holding the axe as if he'd keep guard o…
Phrases
No hay frases
📚 verb • entry_id 2018

travel

/ˈtɹævəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
movilizarse • recorrer • rolear • transitar • viajar
To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
He that feareth oblatration must not travel.
John seems to spend as much time travelling as he does in the office.