sumpter
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A sumpter horse or mule; beast of burden.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
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
This, however, is on the supposition that there are a few sumpter horses loaded with provisions, as is generally the case when the party is a large one.
From Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia by John Milton Mackie
Simon and Marian Pendexter had been installed in office, with orders to write in a month: three sumpter mules were laden with the family luggage: and the last farewells were taken.
From Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Emily Sarah Holt
She had also two sumpter mules richly caparisoned, and carrying a fine bed and all the necessary implements for cooking.
From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
