samp /samp/ noun1 •(US) An article of food consisting of coarse ground maize, or a porridge made from it.I asked him to give me a little of his Broth, or Water they [Horses feet] were boiling in; he took a dish, and gave me one spoonful of Samp, and bid me take as much of the Broth as I would. — 1675 formssamps