trave

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

trave
    n 1: a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn:
         {trave}, {traverse}, {crossbeam}, {crosspiece}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Trave \Trave\, n. [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.
   trav['e]e the space between two beams.]
   1. (Arch.) A crossbeam; a lay of joists. --Maundrell.
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   2. A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while
      shoeing.
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            She sprung as a colt doth in the trave. --Chaucer.
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