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sumpter

N ลา หรือ ม้า 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUMPTER

n.A horse that carries clothes or furniture; a baggage-horse; usually called a pack-horse.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUMPTER

Sump "ter, n. Etym: [OF. sommetier the driver of a pack horse; akin to OF. & F. sommier a pack horse, L. sagmarius, fr. sagma a pack saddle, in LL. , a load, Gr. saj, sañj, to hang on. Cf. Seam a weight, Summer a beam. ]

 

1. The driver of a pack horse. [Obs. ] Skeat.

 

2. A pack; a burden. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.

 

3. An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse. Holinshed.

 

SUMPTER

SUMPTER Sump "ter, a.

 

Defn: Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sumpter

sump ter |ˈsəmptər | noun archaic a pack animal. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French sommetier, via late Latin from Greek sagma, sagmat- packsaddle ; compare with summer 2 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

sumpter

sumpter |ˈsʌm (p )tə | noun archaic a pack animal. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French sommetier, via late Latin from Greek sagma, sagmat- packsaddle ; compare with summer 2 .