bucksheen.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌbʌkˈʃiː/,

/ˈbʌkʃiː/, U.S.

/ˈbəkˌʃi/,

/ˌbəkˈʃi/

Forms: 1700s buxie, 1800s– buckshee, 1900s backshee, 1900s buckshe.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation. Etymons: English buckshees , baksheesh n.

Etymology: Apparently a back-formation < buckshees, variant of baksheesh n., by reanalysis of such forms as showing a count noun with the English plural ending -s.With the forms buxie and backshee compare (respectively) buxis and backshees at baksheesh n., adj., and adv. Forms. Compare also the following, which can be read as an example of the mass noun baksheesh n., although the gloss ‘gifts’ also allows an interpretation as a count noun in the plural:1824 Baptist Mag. June 268 I offered them bukshees (gifts) if they would go into the house with me.

A. n. Now rare.

1. Esp. in parts of Asia and North Africa: a small sum of money given as a tip, bribe, or alms; = baksheesh n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe

gift1382

handy-dandyc1390

pricec1400

bud1436

bribe?a1439

golden (also silver) keyc1450

fee1549

golden shower1589

oil of angels1592

sugar-plum1608

bribera1616

palm oil1625

greasinga1661

sop1665

sweetbreada1670

vail1687

douceur1739

sweetener1741

bonus1759

buckshee1773

smear-gelt1785

grease1823

boodle?1856

soap1860

ice1887

palm-grease1897

poultice1902

fix1929

dropsy1930

pay-off1930

drop1931

oil1935

squeeze-pidgin1946

sling1948

bung1958

back-hander1960

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > tip

bountethc1440

gratitude1535

vail1605

gratulance1608

gratilitya1616

spill1675

baksheesh1686

simony1707

perquisite1721

tip1755

grace1769

buckshee1773

mancia1798

bonus1834

pouch1880

gravy1910

étrenne1928

sling1948

small1962

toke1971

1773 E. Ives Voy. India 51 This is done with the view of exciting in the human breast a compassion towards themselves, and thereby acquiring some Buxie money.

1837 Vermont Tel. 11 Oct. 10/3 With eight stout oarmen, and a promise of buckshee (present) if they made great haste, I arrived in twenty-three hours.

1915 Stawell News & Pleasant Creek (Victoria) Chron. 22 Apr. The donkey drivers laughing, Always asked us for ‘buckshee’.

2002 News of World (Nexis) 27 Oct. And wherever you go don't forget to tip. Hands will be outstretched for ‘buckshee’ dozens of times a day.

2. slang (originally Army). Something extra, free, or spare; something in addition to the usual allowance, such as extra rations.

ΚΠ

1917 Forbes (New S. Wales) Advocate 6 July. Backshee, something for nothing.

1919 Daily News (Perth, Austral.) 23 Jan. 4/6 Those on the look-out for anything after the rations have been distributed ask if there is any ‘buckshee.’

1931 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 9 May 18/7 The cook was in the habit of putting a little buckshee aside for his own particular Madame.

B. adj. (chiefly attributive). slang (originally Army).

Free; spare, extra.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > charges > freedom from charge > [adjective]

shot-freelOE

freea1225

costless1509

scot-free1542

free cost1586

chargeless1599

cost-free1602

gratuitous1656

gratis1659

pro deo1856

comp1875

tariffless1891

uncharged1894

buckshee1915

freebie1937

mahala1977

value-added1982

1915 Cambria Daily Leader 11 Sept. 4/7 ‘Heigho! my backshee seven!’ backshee meaning anything which you give for no return.

1915 Seymour (Victoria, Austral.) Express 19 Nov. We have a wash if we are lucky enough to get some ‘buckshe’ water.

1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby iii. 48 The Chief of Staff..snapped, ‘Want a buckshee trip, eh?’

2007 C. MacFarlane Real Gorbals Story (2009) xxiv. 195 They had a bonus in the form of buckshee whisky.

C. adv. slang (originally Army).

Gratis; free of charge.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > charges > freedom from charge > [adverb]

freelyc1330

(all) for nought1535

at (formerly also for, of, on, upon) free cost1542

for nothing1569

without price1611

freea1631

free cost1648

gratuitously1717

buckshee1918

1918 C. R. H. Parham Let. 4 Nov. in Guardian & Evening Star (Hokitika, N.Z.) (1919) 18 Jan. Handkerchiefs, which are distributed ‘buckshee’ by Old Digger, the Salvation Army Chaplain.

2000 J. J. Connolly Layer Cake (2004) 136 A mate sorted me out a car buckshee and a job so I went to work drivin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	buckshee
释义	bucksheen.adj.adv. Brit. /ˌbʌkˈʃiː/, /ˈbʌkʃiː/, U.S. /ˈbəkˌʃi/, /ˌbəkˈʃi/ Forms: 1700s buxie, 1800s– buckshee, 1900s backshee, 1900s buckshe. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation. Etymons: English buckshees , baksheesh n. Etymology: Apparently a back-formation < buckshees, variant of baksheesh n., by reanalysis of such forms as showing a count noun with the English plural ending -s.With the forms buxie and backshee compare (respectively) buxis and backshees at baksheesh n., adj., and adv. Forms. Compare also the following, which can be read as an example of the mass noun baksheesh n., although the gloss ‘gifts’ also allows an interpretation as a count noun in the plural:1824 Baptist Mag. June 268 I offered them bukshees (gifts) if they would go into the house with me. A. n. Now rare. 1. Esp. in parts of Asia and North Africa: a small sum of money given as a tip, bribe, or alms; = baksheesh n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe gift1382 handy-dandyc1390 pricec1400 bud1436 bribe?a1439 golden (also silver) keyc1450 fee1549 golden shower1589 oil of angels1592 sugar-plum1608 bribera1616 palm oil1625 greasinga1661 sop1665 sweetbreada1670 vail1687 douceur1739 sweetener1741 bonus1759 buckshee1773 smear-gelt1785 grease1823 boodle?1856 soap1860 ice1887 palm-grease1897 poultice1902 fix1929 dropsy1930 pay-off1930 drop1931 oil1935 squeeze-pidgin1946 sling1948 bung1958 back-hander1960 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > tip bountethc1440 gratitude1535 vail1605 gratulance1608 gratilitya1616 spill1675 baksheesh1686 simony1707 perquisite1721 tip1755 grace1769 buckshee1773 mancia1798 bonus1834 pouch1880 gravy1910 étrenne1928 sling1948 small1962 toke1971 1773 E. Ives Voy. India 51 This is done with the view of exciting in the human breast a compassion towards themselves, and thereby acquiring some Buxie money. 1837 Vermont Tel. 11 Oct. 10/3 With eight stout oarmen, and a promise of buckshee (present) if they made great haste, I arrived in twenty-three hours. 1915 Stawell News & Pleasant Creek (Victoria) Chron. 22 Apr. The donkey drivers laughing, Always asked us for ‘buckshee’. 2002 News of World (Nexis) 27 Oct. And wherever you go don't forget to tip. Hands will be outstretched for ‘buckshee’ dozens of times a day. 2. slang (originally Army). Something extra, free, or spare; something in addition to the usual allowance, such as extra rations. ΚΠ 1917 Forbes (New S. Wales) Advocate 6 July. Backshee, something for nothing. 1919 Daily News (Perth, Austral.) 23 Jan. 4/6 Those on the look-out for anything after the rations have been distributed ask if there is any ‘buckshee.’ 1931 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 9 May 18/7 The cook was in the habit of putting a little buckshee aside for his own particular Madame. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). slang (originally Army). Free; spare, extra. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > charges > freedom from charge > [adjective] shot-freelOE freea1225 costless1509 scot-free1542 free cost1586 chargeless1599 cost-free1602 gratuitous1656 gratis1659 pro deo1856 comp1875 tariffless1891 uncharged1894 buckshee1915 freebie1937 mahala1977 value-added1982 1915 Cambria Daily Leader 11 Sept. 4/7 ‘Heigho! my backshee seven!’ backshee meaning anything which you give for no return. 1915 Seymour (Victoria, Austral.) Express 19 Nov. We have a wash if we are lucky enough to get some ‘buckshe’ water. 1942 C. Barrett On Wallaby iii. 48 The Chief of Staff..snapped, ‘Want a buckshee trip, eh?’ 2007 C. MacFarlane Real Gorbals Story (2009) xxiv. 195 They had a bonus in the form of buckshee whisky. C. adv. slang (originally Army). Gratis; free of charge. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > charges > freedom from charge > [adverb] freelyc1330 (all) for nought1535 at (formerly also for, of, on, upon) free cost1542 for nothing1569 without price1611 freea1631 free cost1648 gratuitously1717 buckshee1918 1918 C. R. H. Parham Let. 4 Nov. in Guardian & Evening Star (Hokitika, N.Z.) (1919) 18 Jan. Handkerchiefs, which are distributed ‘buckshee’ by Old Digger, the Salvation Army Chaplain. 2000 J. J. Connolly Layer Cake (2004) 136 A mate sorted me out a car buckshee and a job so I went to work drivin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.adv.1773
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