sumpter
Example Sentences
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But the hermit soberly journeyed toward Nottingham, the two men-at-arms, with the sumpter mule, riding in front.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
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 S. Levett-Yeats
Then I led over the horses, beginning with the four sumpter beasts.
From My Lady Rotha A Romance by Stanley J. Weyman
A sumpter horse or mule; beast of burden.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
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 Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza
