DCHP-3

horse travail(le)

Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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See travois (def. 2) and picture.

See: travois(def. 2)

Quotations

1800
We saw also . . . old broken horse-travailles. . . .
1867
In a North American Indian horse "travail," the crossing of the poles . . . usually rests on a rough pack-saddle or pad, which a breast-strap keeps from slipping backwards.