sumpter horse (sumpter hors)

A pack IMG:content-2463.jpg:[graphic] horse. water. [Prov. Eng.] -2. A pond of water reserved for salt-works.-3. In mining: ( a ) The bottom of a shaft in which water is allowed to sur sumpter-mule (sump'ter-mūl), n. A packmule. collect, in order that it may be pumped or otherwise raised to the surface or to the level of the adit. Also called in England, in some mining districts, a lodge. (b) A shaft connecting one level with another, but not reaching the surface; a winze. [North. Eng.] -4. A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving metal on its first fusion.