[ noun ] a horizontal beam that extends across something <noun.artifact>
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.
2. A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while shoeing.
She sprung as a colt doth in the trave. --Chaucer.