Trave
Pronunciation : Trave
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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 the space between two beams.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913