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Sumpter

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.

Sumpter

Sumpter \Sump"ter\, a. Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule.
--Bacon.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
sumpter

c.1300, "driver of a pack horse," from Old French sommetier "pack-horse driver," from Vulgar Latin *sagmatarius "a pack horse driver," from Late Latin sagmat- "a pack, burden," stem of sagma "packsaddle," from Greek sagma, probably related to sattein "to pack, press, stuff." Used from mid-15c. of horses and mules for carrying loads.

Wiktionary
sumpter

n. 1 (context obsolete English) the driver of a packhorse 2 a packhorse, a beast of burden 3 (context obsolete English) A pack; a burden.

WordNet
sumpter

n. an animal such as a mule or burro or horse used to carry loads [syn: pack animal]

Gazetteer
Sumpter, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000): 171
Housing Units (2000): 215
Land area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71000
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 44.746229 N, 118.199149 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 97877
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sumpter, OR
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Wikipedia
Sumpter

Sumpter may refer to:

Places in the United States:

  • Sumpter, Arkansas
  • Sumpter, Oregon
  • Sumpter, Texas, a ghost town
  • Sumpter, Wisconsin, a town
  • Sumpter Township, Cumberland County, Illinois
  • Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Michigan

People:

  • Barry Sumpter
  • Donald Sumpter, British actor
  • Jeremy Sumpter
  • John Sumpter, scientist

Usage examples of "sumpter".

De Aldithely and Josceline, mounted for their journey, going out at the postern gate at the head of the train of sumpter mules and attended by the band of serving-men and men-at-arms.

Sir Nigel rode in front with his squires, while the two archers followed behind with the sumpter mule between them.

Lieutenant Pandolfo will command them, the sumpters, and the remounts.

This done, they broke their fast on the remains of the spoils of war plundered from the sumpter mule, and drank of the brook that flowed from the fulling mills, without casting a look in that direction, in such loathing did they hold them for the alarm they had caused them.