- cumshaws
- n. tip, gratuity
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
cumshaws
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cumshaw — a bribe The derivation is from the Mandarin used by beggars, although a normally reliable authority thought otherwise: The expression was originally come ashore money , a sailor s tip to the launch s boatman. (Jennings, 1965) I am… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
