sumpter

5 definitions found

sumpter - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sumpter \Sump"ter\, a.
     Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a
     sumpter mule. --Bacon.
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  Sumpter \Sump"ter\, n. [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, sa[~n]j, to hang on. Cf.
     Seam a weight, Summer a beam.]
     1. The driver of a pack horse. [Obs.] --Skeat.
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     2. A pack; a burden. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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     3. An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or
        burdens; a baggage horse. --Holinshed.
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sumpter - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sumpter
      n 1: an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry
           loads [syn: pack animal, sumpter]

sumpter - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Sumpter, OR (city, FIPS 71000)
    Location: 44.74385 N, 118.19586 W
    Population (1990): 119 (196 housing units)
    Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 97877

sumpter - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "sumpter":
     Siberian husky, ass, beast of burden, bidet, camel, carriage horse,
     cart horse, cavalry horse, draft animal, draft horse, dray horse,
     driving horse, dromedary, elephant, fill horse, filler, gigster,
     hack, hackney, hinny, horse, hunter, husky, jennet, jument, lead,
     leader, llama, malamute, mount, mule, ox, pack horse, palfrey,
     plow horse, pole horse, polo pony, post-horse, reindeer, remount,
     rider, riding horse, road horse, roadster, rouncy, saddle horse,
     saddler, shaft horse, sledge dog, stalking-horse, sumpter horse,
     sumpter mule, thill horse, thiller, wheeler, wheelhorse,
     workhorse