trave

¹

[ treyv ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. a crossbeam.
2. a section or bay formed by crossbeams.

trave

²

[ treyv ]

noun

1. a device to inhibit a wild or untrained horse or one being shod.

trave

/ treɪv /

noun

1. a stout wooden cage in which difficult horses are shod
2. another name for crossbeam
3. a bay formed by crossbeams

Word History and Origins

Origin of trave¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French trave < Latin trabem, accusative of trabs beam, timber

Origin of trave²

1350–1400; Middle English; origin uncertain; compare later travail in same sense < Middle French; travois

Word History and Origins

Origin of trave¹

C15: from Old French trave beam, from Latin trabs

Example Sentences

It didn’t sound like much but after the war you would see colored folks trave I ing the countryside just like that.

From Literature

Clearly, my attempt at political satire didn't trave well Down Under, or to Michigan.

From New York Times

The hall was ornamented with rich hangings, and there was generally a traves, which could be used as a curtain or screen to form a temporary partition.

From Project Gutenberg

Here he found a trave which had been broken; he took a saw and plane, and mended it.

From Project Gutenberg

One could almost lose one's self in the labyrinths of rafters, squares, traverse beams, superposed joists, traves, architraves, girders, madriers, and tangled lines and curves.

From Project Gutenberg