Trāve, n.

n. [It. trave, travaglio, Ō. Fr. tref, trēef, N. Fr. travail, Sp. trabe, truba, Pr. trau, from Lat. trabs, trabis, a beam. See TRAVAIL, v. i., TRAVIS, Prov. Eng. traverse, from Fr. traverse, a cross-beam. See TRAVERSE.]

1Sense 1. A beam; a lay of joists; a traverse. Wood.

2Sense 2. A wooden frame to confine a horse or ox while the smith is setting his shoes.