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Cumshaw
Pronunciation : Cum"shaw (km"sha)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Chin. kom-tsie.]
Definition : Defn: A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton. S. Wells Williams.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cum"shaw
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To give or make a present to.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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