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sumpter
[ suhmp-ter ]
/ ˈsʌmp tər /
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noun
a packhorse or mule.
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sumpter
/ (ˈsʌmptə) /
noun
archaic a packhorse, mule, or other beast of burden
Word Origin for sumpter
C14: from Old French sometier driver of a baggage horse, from Vulgar Latin sagmatārius (unattested), from Late Latin sagma packsaddle
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