sumpter
Example Sentences
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Chests were strapped on sumpter mules; chariots with pawing horses stood in the main courtyard, ready to be gone.
From Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain by Kinney, Margaret West
They treated us very well on the journey, giving us sumpter beasts and every thing necessary.
From The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2) by Mendoza, Juan Gonzalez de
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 Levett-Yeats, S.
We started, my uncouth guide sitting tailor-fashion on the sumpter mule, upon the baggage.
From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
As we rode past the tennis courts the sumpter horses were diverted to enter the Louvre by the gate near the riding-school, but we ourselves rode directly towards the main entrance.
From Orrain A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S.
