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samp

samp [ samp ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. New England 
Same as  mush1n (sense 3)


2. South Africa crushed corn: coarsely crushed corn, frequently cooked with dried beans as a staple food by black South Africans

[Mid-17th century. < Algonquian nasàump]
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