Definitions For Cumshaw
Verb
{{en-verb}} To give or make a present to.Related terms
comshawNoun
CUMSHAW (plural CUMSHAWs) A gratuity or tip as thanks for a serviceTranslations
Bulgarian: бакшиш Spanish: propina, fAlternative forms
cumshaEtymology
Borrowed from {{bor, en, nan-hok, -}} {{zh-l, 感謝, tr=kám-siā, , thanks}}.Is Cumshaw a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19
The word Cumshaw is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Cumshaw in a Sentence
- The clerk at Calcutta airport was clearly angling for a little cumshaw on the side
- The captain slipped the customs official his customary cumshaw at the Port of Shanghai