cumshaw

[ kuhm-shaw ]

/ ˈkʌm ʃɔ /

noun

a present; gratuity; tip.

Origin of cumshaw

1810–20; <dialectal Chinese (Xiamen) kam siā, equivalent to Chinese gân xiè grateful thanks

Words nearby cumshaw

Cummings, cummings, e. e., cummingtonite, cum new, cumquat, cumshaw, cumulate, cumulation, cumulative, cumulative distribution function, cumulative effect

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Example sentences from the Web for cumshaw

It was the first rational word since I had begun to dig, and it acted on Cumshaw like a douche of cold water.
The Lost Valley|J. M. Walsh
"I'll remember that," Moira said, and she favored Cumshaw with a little smile of gratitude.
The Lost Valley|J. M. Walsh
Perhaps he fancied that some similar plan to his own was evolving in Cumshaw's brain.
The Lost Valley|J. M. Walsh
Just as they entered the hut Cumshaw paused for a moment and ran his eye over the scene.
The Lost Valley|J. M. Walsh

"It's out of the question getting them out the way we got them in," Cumshaw said.
The Lost Valley|J. M. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for cumshaw

cumshaw

/ (ˈkʌmʃɔː) /

noun

(used, esp formerly, by beggars in Chinese ports) a present or tip

Word Origin for cumshaw

C19: from pidgin English, from Chinese (Amoy) kam siā, from Mandarin kan hsieh grateful thanks

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单词	cumshaw
释义	cumshaw [ kuhm-shaw ] / ˈkʌm ʃɔ / noun a present; gratuity; tip. Origin of cumshaw 1810–20; <dialectal Chinese (Xiamen) kam siā, equivalent to Chinese gân xiè grateful thanks Words nearby cumshaw Cummings, cummings, e. e., cummingtonite, cum new, cumquat, cumshaw, cumulate, cumulation, cumulative, cumulative distribution function, cumulative effect Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cumshaw It was the first rational word since I had begun to dig, and it acted on Cumshaw like a douche of cold water. The Lost Valley\|J. M. Walsh "I'll remember that," Moira said, and she favored Cumshaw with a little smile of gratitude. The Lost Valley\|J. M. Walsh Perhaps he fancied that some similar plan to his own was evolving in Cumshaw's brain. The Lost Valley\|J. M. Walsh Just as they entered the hut Cumshaw paused for a moment and ran his eye over the scene. The Lost Valley\|J. M. Walsh "It's out of the question getting them out the way we got them in," Cumshaw said. The Lost Valley\|J. M. Walsh British Dictionary definitions for cumshaw cumshaw / (ˈkʌmʃɔː) / noun (used, esp formerly, by beggars in Chinese ports) a present or tip Word Origin for cumshaw C19: from pidgin English, from Chinese (Amoy) kam siā, from Mandarin kan hsieh grateful thanks Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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