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Cumshaw
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A present or bonus; - originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.
(2):
(v. t.) To give or make a present to.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cumshaw'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cumshaw.html. 1828.