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Meaning of sumpter

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sumpter

Pronunciation:/ˈsʌmptə/

noun

Definitions

  1. The driver of a packhorse.

    Example: 1605: Persuade me rather to be slave and sumpter / To this detested groom. — William Shakespeare, King Lear, II.ii

  2. A packhorse; a beast of burden.

  3. A pack; a burden.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sumpter

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