Definitions For Cumshaw

Verb

{{en-verb}} To give or make a present to.

Related terms

comshaw

Noun

CUMSHAW (plural CUMSHAWs) A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service

Translations

Bulgarian: бакшиш Spanish: propina, f

Alternative forms

cumsha

Etymology

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

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