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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