samp

First recorded in 1635–45, Americanism; from Narragansett (English spelling) nasàump “cornmeal mush” (cognate with Munsee Delaware nsá·pa·n, from unattested Proto-Eastern Algonquian nəhsa·pa·n )

Words nearby samp

Samoset, Samothrace, samovar, Samoyed, Samoyedic, samp, sampaguita, Sampaio, sampan, samphire, sample

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How to use samp in a sentence

This was the samp-mill, where their corn was pounded into meal.
The Puritan Twins|Lucy Fitch Perkins
The Indian samp-wallahs do not use any infusion or unguent to stupefy and disarm their snakes, as do those of Ethiopia.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry Gosse
Then I put some of the hot water to the samp, and drank it up, and my spirit came again.
Captivity and Restoration|Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
These hand-mills are sometimes still found in use as "samp-mills."
Customs and Fashions in Old New England|Alice Morse Earle

Samp is the corn skinned, as we shell oats, or make pearl barley; it is then boiled with pork or other meat, as we boil peas.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

British Dictionary definitions for samp

samp

/ (sæmp) /

noun

Southern African crushed maize used for porridge

Word Origin for samp

C17: from Narragenset nasaump softened by water

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