sumpter

American  

[suhmp-ter] / ˈsʌmp tər /

noun

1. a packhorse or mule.

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sumpter British  

/ ˈsʌmptə /

noun

1. archaic a packhorse, mule, or other beast of burden

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Etymology

Origin of sumpter

1275–1325; Middle English sompter < Old French sometier pack-horse driver < Vulgar Latin *saumatārius, equivalent to Latin sagmat- (stem of sagma; see summer ²) + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

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sumpter

Here richly-caparisoned horses were prancing, there sumpter mules laden with supplies, and decorated with ribbons and flowers, made their slow way onward.

From Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

But in the morning I was awakened by a great clatter of trampling horses and sumpter mules, and springing to my feet and finding myself confronted by the Duchess I gave myself up for lost.

From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)

I had fallen back behind the sumpter horses, and halted for a moment, when I felt a hand rest lightly on my stirrup.

From Orrain A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S.

But no; after another quarter of an hour's haggling they yielded the last point, and, laden like a sumpter mule, Bill took his triumphant departure.

From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.

And behold he came upon a tall red horse, with the mane parted on each side, and he brought with him a large and beautiful sumpter pack. 

From The Mabinogion Vol. 1 by Edwards, Owen Morgan, Sir