n. An article of food consisting of coarse ground maize, or a porridge made from it.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised, which is cooked by boiling, and usually eaten with milk; coarse hominy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Indian corn coarsely ground or broken by pounding; a kind of hominy; also, a porridge made of it.
Word Usage
"From this the English call their samp, which is the Indian corn beaten and boiled and eaten hot or cold with milk and butter, and is a diet exceedingly wholesome for English bodies. ""