DCHP-2

horse travail(le) Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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See travois (def. 2) and picture.
See also: travois (def. 2)
- 1800 (1897) 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.