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samp

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–noun Northeastern U.S.
1. coarsely ground corn.
2. a porridge made of it.
Origin:
1635–45, Americanism; < Narragansett (E sp.) nasàump cornmeal mush (c. Munsee Delaware nsá⋅pa⋅n < Proto-Eastern Algonquian *nəhsa⋅pa⋅n)
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samp   (sāmp)   
n.   New England
Cornmeal mush.

[Narragansett nasàump.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
sAMP
adenylosuccinic acid
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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