sumpter
sump·ter
noun \ˈsəm(p)-tər\Definition of SUMPTER
: a pack animal
Origin of SUMPTER
Middle English, short for sompter hors, from sompter driver of a packhorse, from Anglo-French sumeter, from Vulgar Latin *sagmatarius, from Late Latin sagmat-, sagma packsaddle, from Greek; akin to Greek sattein to pack, stuff
First Known Use: 15th century
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