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Gamp vs Samp - What's the difference?

gamp | samp |

As a noun gamp

is (uk|dated) an umbrella.

As an initialism samp is

adenylosuccinic acid (an intermediate in the biosynthesis of adenylic acid).

gamp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, dated) An umbrella.
  • * 1900 , A. W. Pullin, Talks with old English cricketers (page 169)
    • It was the last day of the match, and owing to rain it was really unfit to play, but the promoters insisted upon our doing so, to satisfy the spectators, who stood round the ground with their umbrellas up. One gentleman sat with his gamp up on some rails near the railway.
  • * 1983 , (Lawrence Durrell), Sebastian'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 1111:
    • In his hand he waved – an appropriate symbol of disapprobation – his London gamp meticulously rolled.
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    samp

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia samp) (en noun)
  • An article of food consisting of coarse ground maize, or a porridge made from it.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, page 44:
    • We remained in class until 12.45, and then had a lunch of samp , sour milk and beans, seldom meat.

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