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travois noun

  /trəvˈwɑː/ , /tɹəˈvɔɪ/ , /ˈtɹæˌvɔɪ/
  • (originally, and, chiefly, Canada, US, historical) 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.
 purilaat
  • A similar piece of equipment used to transport something by dragging; especially a stretcher dragged by a horse, mule, etc., used to transport an ill or injured person.
 purilaat, tukkikelkka
  • (Canada, US, forestry, dated) A sled dragged by a horse or ox to transport logs, with one end of each log on the sled and the other end touching the ground.
 tukkikelkka

travois verb

  /trəvˈwɑː/ , /tɹəˈvɔɪ/ , /ˈtɹæˌvɔɪ/
  • (transitive) To transport (someone or something) by means of a travois.
 kantaa purilailla, kuljettaa purilailla
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