Found 2 items, similar to Sumpter.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sumpter sumpter n : an animal such as a mule or burro or horse used to carry loads [syn: pack animal]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sumpter 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A pack; a burden. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3. An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse. --Holinshed. [1913 Webster] Sumpter \Sump"ter\, a. Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]