• (n.) A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton. • (v. t.) To give or make a present to. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cumshaw/
Cum'shaw noun [ Chin. kom-tsie .] A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton. S. Wells Williams. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/202