Sumpter

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A pack; a burden.

II. Sumpter ·noun The driver of a pack horse.

III. Sumpter ·adj Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule.

IV. Sumpter ·noun An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse.