train ((2)) 2 [< Cdn F traƮne sauvage toboggan; cp. traineau]
1a n. Obs. in the North and Northwest, a light tobogganlike dog sled into which a single passenger or a load is laced securely, the dog-driver following behind. Also spelled traine.
See also: cariole ((n.)) (def. 2a and picture) traineau
1b n. a number of sled dogs (2 to 20) hitched to a sled or toboggan.
See also: dog-team
1c n. Hist. a dog-sled and the dog-team together.
See also: dog-train (def. 1)
2 n. Obs. a simple wheel-less conveyance originally used by the Indians and made of two poles on which was a platform or net for holding a load, the contrivance being pulled by a dog. [See picture at travois.]
See also: travois (def. 1 and picture)