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sump·ter
(sŭmp′tər)n. Archaic
A pack animal, such as a horse or mule.
[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.]
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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]
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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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| Noun | 1. |  sumpter - an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loadsbeast of burden, jument - an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work packhorse - a workhorse used as a pack animal |
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