trave Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
    crosspiece; traverse; crossbeam.

WordNet

Trave noun
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. travée the space between two beams.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) 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.

Webster 1913