Cumshaw

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  • noun. A tip; a gratuity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A present of any kind; a gift or douceur; bakshish.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To give or make a present to.
  • noun. A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
  • verb. To give or make a present to.
  • Word Usage
    "Even then he had the impudence to ask me for a "cumshaw" (tip), and in order that he might not lose face among the little crowd which had collected at the outer gateway, he only laughed as he rubbed his head and listened to a tremendous dressing-down delivered by the three of us."
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