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for trave
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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) 3.0 (2006) :
trave
n 1: a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn:
trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece]
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