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cumshaw

cumshaw noun: a gratuity or tip as thanks for a service.

Noun

cumshaw (plural cumshaws)

  1. A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service

Verb

cumshaw (third-person singular simple present cumshaws, present participle cumshawing, simple past and past participle cumshawed)

  1. To give or make a present to.

Forms of cumshaw

Noun
pluralcumshaws
alternative formcomshaw
alternative formcumsha
Verb
third-person singular presentcumshaws
present participlecumshawing
past participlecumshawed
pastcumshawed

Origin of cumshaw

Borrowed from Hokkien 感謝 /感谢 (kám-siā, “thank you”).

Questions about cumshaw

What does cumshaw mean?
Cumshaw means a gratuity or tip as thanks for a service.
What part of speech is cumshaw?
Cumshaw can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cumshaw?
The plural of cumshaw is cumshaws.

Words near cumshaw in the dictionary

  1. cumrunga
  2. cumrungas
  3. cums
  4. cumsha
  5. cumshas
  6. cumshaw
  7. cumshawed
  8. cumshawing
  9. cumshaws
  10. cumshot
  11. cumshots

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