TRAV'IS, noun
1. A wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes. This is not used for horses in America, but a similar frame is used for confining oxen for shoeing.
2. Beam; a lay of joints; a traverse.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.