travoi

‖n. [ Cf. Travail. ] 1. A primitive vehicle, common among the North American Indians, usually two trailing poles serving as shafts and bearing a platform or net for a load.

On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises; dogs with travoises, women and children loaded with impediments. Julian Ralph. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A logging sled. [ Northern U. S. & Canada ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]