sumpter

Noun
US[suhmp-ter]/ˈsʌmptɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms: pack animal

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

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

Sump′ter noun

Origin: 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, sañj, to hang on. Cf. Seam a weight, Summer a beam.

1. The driver of a pack horse. obsolete Walter William Skeat

2. A pack; a burden. obsolete Francis, & Fletcher, John. Beaumont

3. An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse. Raphael Holinshed

Sump′ter adjective

Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon

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

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