Category:Trave

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.)

Defn: 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.