sumpter

sump·ter

S0883300 (sŭmp′tər)n. Archaic A pack animal, such as a horse or mule.

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[Middle English, driver of a packhorse, from Old French sometier, from Vulgar Latin *saumatārius, from Late Latin sagma, sagmat-, packsaddle, from Greek, from sattein, to pack.]

sumpter

(ˈsʌmptə) n (Animals) archaic a packhorse, mule, or other beast of burden[C14: from Old French sometier driver of a baggage horse, from Vulgar Latin sagmatārius (unattested), from Late Latin sagma packsaddle]

sump•ter

(ˈsʌmp tər)

n. a packhorse or mule. [1275–1325; Middle English sompter < Old French sometier pack-horse driver < Vulgar Latin *saumatārius= Latin sagmat- (s. of sagma; see summer²) + -ārius -ary]

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sumpter - an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loadspack animalbeast of burden, jument - an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy workpackhorse - a workhorse used as a pack animal