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packsaddle

noun
pack·​sad·​dle | \ˈpak-ˌsa-dᵊl \

Definition of packsaddle 

: a saddle designed to support loads on the backs of pack animals

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 Eric Pedersen trained the little mare to duck incoming fire, to carry a packsaddle loaded with shells and to retreat on command. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "The Best New Children’s Books," 8 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of packsaddle

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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