'Cumshaw' definitions:

Definition of 'Cumshaw'

From: GCIDE
  • Cumshaw \Cum"shaw\, v. t. To give or make a present to. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cumshaw'

From: GCIDE
  • Cumshaw \Cum"shaw\ (k?m"sha), n. [Chin. kom-tsie.] A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton. -- S. Wells Williams. [1913 Webster]