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Meaning of 'cumshaw' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cumshaw [ n.]
- A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.
2 . Cumshaw [ v. t.]
- To give or make a present to.

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cumacea cumbent cumber cumbered cumbering cumbersome cumbrance cumbrian cumbrous cumene

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