pack animal

Noun
Synonyms: sumpter

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loadsSynonyms: sumpterType of beast of burden, jumentKinds packhorse
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pack animal

an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in carrying packs.

From the entry Pack.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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