travis /ˈtɹeɪvəs/noun 3adjective 1forms 4 noun3 •(UK) A screen or partition between stable stalls. •(no longer used) A wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes. •(no longer used) A beam; a lay of joints; a traverse. adjective1 •(no longer used) Lying across, traverse.The skiff at the bank bore a strange rigging of uprights and crosspoles and a travis bar with lines and hooks hanging from it. — 1979 formstraves · travises · more travis · most travis