CUMSHAWS

Noun

cumshaws

plural of cumshaw

Source: Wiktionary


CUMSHAW

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



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