cumshawn.

/ˈkʌmʃɔː/

Forms: Also kumshaw.

Etymology: According to Giles, the Amoy pronunciation, kam-siā, of the Chinese words kan to be grateful, hsieh thanks = ‘grateful thanks’, a phrase of thanks used by beggars.

In the Chinese ports: A present or gratuity; a baksheesh.

1839 H. Malcom Trav. II. Gloss. Cum-shaw, a present. At Canton, custom has made some cumshaws matter of right.

1885 Where Chineses Drive 163 Baldpate..had the exceeding coolness to ask for a cumshaw as they left.

Derivatives

ˈcumshaw v. to make a present to.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	cumshaw
释义	cumshawn. /ˈkʌmʃɔː/ Forms: Also kumshaw. Etymology: According to Giles, the Amoy pronunciation, kam-siā, of the Chinese words kan to be grateful, hsieh thanks = ‘grateful thanks’, a phrase of thanks used by beggars. In the Chinese ports: A present or gratuity; a baksheesh. Π 1839 H. Malcom Trav. II. Gloss. Cum-shaw, a present. At Canton, custom has made some cumshaws matter of right. 1885 Where Chineses Drive 163 Baldpate..had the exceeding coolness to ask for a cumshaw as they left. Derivatives ˈcumshaw v. to make a present to. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1839
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