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sumpter

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  A  pack;  a  burden.  [Obs.]  --Beau.  &  Fl 
 
  3.  An  animal,  especially  a  horse,  that  carries  packs  or 
  burdens;  a  baggage  horse.  --Holinshed. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sumpter  \Sump"ter\,  a. 
  Carrying  pack  or  burdens  on  the  back  as  a  sumpter  horse;  a 
  sumpter  mule.  --Bacon. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sumpter 
  n  :  an  animal  such  as  a  mule  or  burro  or  horse  used  to  carry 
  loads  [syn:  {pack  animal}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Sumpter,  OR  (city,  FIPS  71000) 
  Location:  44.74385  N,  118.19586  W 
  Population  (1990):  119  (196  housing  units) 
  Area:  5.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  97877




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