backsheesh

noun

a variant spelling of baksheesh

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Examples from the Web for backsheesh

Historical Examples

All he needs is a "pull" with some of these Orientals, and they are here for the most part for the "backsheesh."
Against Odds
Lawrence L. Lynch
"You probably ask a pound for every year, and a backsheesh for the odd months," said the other.
Paul Patoff
F. Marion Crawford
In the evening I summoned the Yarkandi to receive 'backsheesh.'
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains
Augustus Henry Irby
There is no clamouring for backsheesh as in other Oriental countries.
The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe
Ernest Young
There is no precedent for one in office to withhold his hand from profit and backsheesh.
The Weavers, Complete
Gilbert Parker

backsheesh

Examples from the Web for backsheesh

Historical Examples

All he needs is a "pull" with some of these Orientals, and they are here for the most part for the "backsheesh."

"You probably ask a pound for every year, and a backsheesh for the odd months," said the other.

In the evening I summoned the Yarkandi to receive 'backsheesh.'

There is no clamouring for backsheesh as in other Oriental countries.

There is no precedent for one in office to withhold his hand from profit and backsheesh.