'Sumpter' definitions:
Definition of 'sumpter'
(from WordNet)
noun
An animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads [syn: pack animal, sumpter]
Definition of 'Sumpter'
From: GCIDE
- 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, Summer a beam.]
- 1. The driver of a pack horse. [Obs.] --Skeat. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A pack; a burden. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse. --Holinshed. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sumpter'
From: GCIDE
- Sumpter \Sump"ter\, a. Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sumpter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Siberian husky,
- sledge dog,
- stalking-horse,
- sumpter horse,
- sumpter mule,
- thill horse,
- thiller,
- wheeler,
- wheelhorse,
- workhorse
Sumpter, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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 :
71000
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
44.746229 N, 118.199149 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
97877
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.