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baksheesh

bak.sheesh \'bak-.she-sh, bak-'\ n or baksheesh [Per bakhshi-sh, fr. 
   bakhshi-dan to give; akin to Gk phage] pl in to eat, Skt bhajati he allots 
   : TIP, GRATUITY; also : ALMS