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TRAVE
trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece
(noun) a horizontal beam that extends across something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
trave (plural traves)
(architecture) A crossbeam.
(architecture) A section formed by crossbeams.
A wooden frame to confine unruly horses while they are shod.
Anagrams
• avert, tarve
Proper noun
Trave
A river in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany.
Anagrams
• avert, tarve
Source: Wiktionary
Trave, n. Etym: [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. travée the space between two beams.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: A crossbeam; a lay of joists. Maundrell.
2. A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while shoeing. She sprung as a colt doth in the trave. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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