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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Sumpter

/sŭm'-ptẽr/ · Sump·ter · IPA /ˈsʌmptə/
01 n. The driver of a pack horse.
  1. 1.
    The driver of a pack horse.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A pack; a burden.[Obs.]
  3. 3.
    An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse.
02 a. Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule.
  1. 1.
    Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule.