pourboiren.
/ˈpʊəbwɑː/, /ˈpɔːbwɑː/, U.S. /pʊrˈbwɑr/ Chiefly in France or French-speaking countries: a gratuity, a tip; money given as a tip or bribe.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > tip > to be spent on drink
drink-silver1467
drinking-money1490
drink-penny1593
drink-money1691
pourboire1788
1788 W. Short Let. 18 Oct. in T. Jefferson Papers (1958) XIV. 25 The pourboire of the voiturier and the tavern servants come to about 15.lt [i.e., livres tournois].
1817 H. C. B. Campbell Journey to Florence (1951) 81 The expence of the pour boire at each of these places is very great... The people of the custom houses..regularly ask for it.
1836 R. Lowe Jrnl. 15 July, in Life (1893) I. 116 Quarrelled with the man who led the horse because he would not go far enough. Sconsed him of his pourboire.
1898 Glasgow Weekly Cit. 26 Nov. 16/3 The pourboire will figure as a considerable item when he sets his foot in the land.
1933 H. Allen Anthony Adverse III. vii. liv. 822 Anthony and Vincent were forced to interfere and provide enough pourboire to last the troopers to the Marne in order to get Pujol off.
1963 T. Pynchon V. xiv. 409 Guides: there to do any bidding, to various degrees of efficiency, on receipt of the recommended baksheesh, pourboire, mancia, tip.
1987 D. Lindsay Haunted Woman 43 Marshall showed him a corner of Judge's letter..following it up with a small pourboire, which the head gardener thrust indifferently into his pocket.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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