buckshee

American  

[buhk-shee, buhk-shee] / ˈbʌk ʃi, ˌbʌkˈʃi /

noun

1. a gift, gratuity, or small bribe.

2. an extra ration or portion.

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adjective

1. free of charge; gratuitous.

buckshee British  

/ ˌbʌkˈʃiː /

adjective

1. slang without charge; free

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Etymology

Origin of buckshee

First recorded in 1915–20; variant of baksheesh

Example Sentences

The word "buckshee" comes from the Hindoo word "Backsheesh."

From Into the Jaws of Death by O'Brien, Jack

Perhaps the faintest suspicion of lean fringed it or you might moodily survey a square inch of fat—if there was not a buckshee inch of rind.

From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by Blicq, A. Stanley

I'd give my bit o' buckshee pay And my gratuity in honest Brads To go down to the field nex' Saturday And have a game o' football with the lads.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-28 by Various

Winterflood, Mace and the Duo found their way by instinct born of experience to an advanced dressing station where buckshee tea was being doled out.

From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by Blicq, A. Stanley

"Buckshee" the English troops call anything that you might have to spare, such as "Have you a buckshee razor?" meaning "Have you a spare razor?"

From Into the Jaws of Death by O'Brien, Jack