sumpter
Example Sentences
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And behold he came upon a tall red horse, with the mane parted on each side, and he brought with him a large and beautiful sumpter pack.
From The Mabinogion Vol. 1 by Sir Owen Morgan Edwards
But no; after another quarter of an hour's haggling they yielded the last point, and, laden like a sumpter mule, Bill took his triumphant departure.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Frank T. Bullen
I had fallen back behind the sumpter horses, and halted for a moment, when I felt a hand rest lightly on my stirrup.
From Orrain A Romance by S. Levett-Yeats
Here richly-caparisoned horses were prancing, there sumpter mules laden with supplies, and decorated with ribbons and flowers, made their slow way onward.
From Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
But in the morning I was awakened by a great clatter of trampling horses and sumpter mules, and springing to my feet and finding myself confronted by the Duchess I gave myself up for lost.
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney
