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cum⋅shaw

  [kuhm-shaw]
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–noun
a present; gratuity; tip.
Origin:
1810–20; < dial. Chin (Xiamen) kam siā, equiv. to Chin gân xiè grateful thanks
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cum·shaw   (kŭm'shô')   
n.  A tip; a gratuity.

[Pidgin English, from Chinese (Amoy) gamsia, an expression of thanks.]
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