sumpter
Example Sentences
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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
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
I happened to finish first, and, hearing the horses' hoofs, went out and watched the lads who were to be our guides fastening the baggage on the sumpter beasts.
From The Story of Francis Cludde by Stanley John Weyman
They had with them a sumpter horse, whilst a third, which was evidently intended for my prisoner, was held by a groom.
From Orrain A Romance by S. Levett-Yeats
A sumpter horse or mule; beast of burden.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
