sumpter

sumpter
Synonyms and related words:
Siberian husky, ass, beast of burden, bidet, camel, carriage horse, cart horse, cavalry horse, draft animal, draft horse, dray horse, driving horse, dromedary, elephant, fill horse, filler, gigster, hack, hackney, hinny, horse, hunter, husky, jennet, jument, lead, leader, llama, malamute, mount, mule, ox, pack horse, palfrey, plow horse, pole horse, polo pony, post-horse, reindeer, remount, rider, riding horse, road horse, roadster, rouncy, saddle horse, saddler, shaft horse, sledge dog, stalking-horse, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, thill horse, thiller, wheeler, wheelhorse, workhorse

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  • Sumpter — may refer to:Places in the United States: * Sumpter, Arkansas * Sumpter, Oregon * Sumpter, Wisconsin * Sumpter Township, Cumberland County, IllinoisPeople: * Barry Sumpter * Jeremy Sumpteree also* Sumter (disambiguation) * Fort Sumter …   Wikipedia

  • Sumpter — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Sumpter (Arkansas) Sumpter (Oregon) Sumpter (Wisconsin) Sumpter ist außerdem der Familienname von: Jeremy Sumpter (* 1989), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sumpter — Sump ter, a. Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sumpter — Sumpter, OR U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 171 Housing Units (2000): 215 Land area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sumpter, OR — U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 171 Housing Units (2000): 215 Land area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sumpter — Sump ter, n. [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. ? a pack saddle, fr. ? to pack, load; cf. Skr. saj, sa[ n]j, to hang on. Cf. {Seam} a weight …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sumpter — early 14c., driver of a pack horse, from O.Fr. sommetier, from V.L. *sagmatarius a pack horse driver, from L.L. sagmat a pack, burden, stem of sagma packsaddle, from Gk. sagma, probably related to sattein to pack, press, stuff. Used from mid 15c …   Etymology dictionary

  • sumpter — [sump′tər] n. [ME sompter, pack horse, orig., driver of a pack horse < OFr sometier < LL * sagmatarius < LL sagma (gen. sagmatis), packsaddle: see SUMMER2] a pack animal …   English World dictionary

  • Sumpter —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Sumpter est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Curtis Sumpter (1984 ) est un joueur de basket ball professionnel américain. Donald …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sumpter — A packhorse; also the driver of a sumpter horse. This was the kind of horse used in great numbers in a *baggage train. Sumpter bears no relation to sumptuary. [< AnNor. sumer < Lat. sagmarius, sagmatarius = a saddle] Cf. Regalia …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • Sumpter — Found recorded in the usual spellings of Sumpter and Sunter, the latter being the dialectal form, this ancient surname is occupational. It describes a driver of a pack horse train , and as such is an anglicised development of the Olde French… …   Surnames reference

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