SUMPTERS

Noun

sumpters

plural of sumpter

Anagrams

• restumps, stumpers

Proper noun

Sumpters

plural of Sumpter

Anagrams

• restumps, stumpers

Source: Wiktionary


SUMPTER

Sump"ter, n. Etym: [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. saj, sañj, to hang on. Cf. Seam a weight, Summer a beam.]

1. The driver of a pack horse. [Obs.] Skeat.

2. A pack; a burden. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

3. An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse. Holinshed.

Sump"ter, a.

Definition: Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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