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cumshaw

[ kuhm-shaw ]
/ ˈkʌm ʃɔ /

noun

a present; gratuity; tip.

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Origin of cumshaw

1810–20; <dialectal Chinese (Xiamen) kam siā, equivalent to Chinese gân xiè grateful thanks

Words nearby cumshaw

Cummings, cummings, e. e., cummingtonite, cum new, cumquat, cumshaw, cumulate, cumulation, cumulative, cumulative distribution function, cumulative effect
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British Dictionary definitions for cumshaw

cumshaw
/ (ˈkʌmʃɔː) /

noun

(used, esp formerly, by beggars in Chinese ports) a present or tip

Word Origin for cumshaw

C19: from pidgin English, from Chinese (Amoy) kam siā, from Mandarin kan hsieh grateful thanks
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