cumshaw (plural cumshaws)
A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
cumshaw (third-person singular simple present cumshaws, present participle cumshawing, simple past and past participle cumshawed)
To give or make a present to.
Source: Wiktionary
Cum"shaw (km"sha), n. Etym: [Chin. kom-tsie.]
Definition: A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton. S. Wells Williams.
Cum"shaw, v. t.
Definition: To give or make a present to.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; āthe area is well populatedā; āforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
