sumpter

Noun
Synonyms: pack animal

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loadsSynonyms: pack animal
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sumpter \Sump"ter\, n. [OF. sommetier the driver of a pack horse; akin to OF. & F. sommier a pack horse, L. sagmarius, fr. sagma a pack saddle, in LL., a load, Gr. ? a pack saddle, fr. ? to pack, load; cf. Skr. saj, sa[~n]j, to hang on. Cf. Seam a weight, Summer a beam.]

1.The driver of a pack horse. [Obs.] --Skeat. [1913 Webster]

2.A pack; a burden. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

3.An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse. --Holinshed. [1913 Webster]

Sumpter \Sump"ter\, a. Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
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