BACKSHISH

Noun

backshish (plural backshishes)

Alternative spelling of baksheesh

Verb

backshish (third-person singular simple present backshishes, present participle backshishing, simple past and past participle backshished)

Alternative spelling of baksheesh

Source: Wiktionary


Back"sheesh`, Back"shish`, n. Etym: [Pers. bakhshish, fr. bakhshidan to give.]

Definition: In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a "tip".

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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