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Backsheesh
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Backsheesh, n. [Pers. bakhshīsh, fr. bakhshīdan to give.].
In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a “tip”. [1913 Webster]
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