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sumpter

sumpter is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A pack; a burden. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  2. 2.An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse. Holinshed.
  3. 3.Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. Bacon.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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