packsaddle

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Wrapped like a package, the bundle is tied with manty rope and lashed to each side of a Decker-style packsaddle.

From Washington Times • Aug. 19, 2017

A traveller of humble condition often found it convenient to perform a journey mounted on a packsaddle between two baskets, under the care of these hardy guides.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

I figure it that way; nevertheless, copper-riveted cinches sometimes aren't properly cinched and Fortune backs out of the packsaddle.

From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

Joseph seated sleepily, with his fur cap drawn down; the Virgin and Child resting against the packsaddle on the ground.

From Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion by Lee, Vernon

OF. fils de bast son of the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah