sumpter

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sump=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

sumpter, 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, sañj, to hang on. Cf. Seam a weight, Summer a beam.].

•  The driver of a pack horse.  Skeat.  [1913 Webster]
•  A pack; a burden.  Beau. & Fl.  [1913 Webster]
•  An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse.  Holinshed.  [1913 Webster]

sumpter, a. 

 Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule.  Bacon.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sumpter, n. archaic 1 a packhorse.
2 any pack-animal (sumpter-mule).

Etymology

ME f. OF som(m)etier f. LL f. Gk sagma -atos pack-saddle: cf. SUMMER(2)

THESAURUS

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