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sumpter Definition

sump·ter (sumptər)

noun

a pack animal

Etymology: ME sompter, pack horse, orig., driver of a pack horse < OFr sometier < LL *sagmatarius < LL sagma (gen. sagmatis), packsaddle: see summer

sumpter Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • cloth: Acting as a bedcover is a Mortlake tapestry sumpter cloth, which was woven for Ralph Montagu's ambassadorial processions to Versailles.

Browse dictionary entries near sumpter

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  6. summum bonum (Latin)
  7. summum bonum
  8. summons
  9. summoned
  10. summon up
  1. sumptuary
  2. sumptuous
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  4. sun
  5. sun bath
  6. sun bittern
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  8. sun-cured
  9. sun dance
  10. sun deck