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A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.

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  1. n. A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.
  2. v. t. To give or make a present to.
  3. A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton. S. Wells Williams. To give or make a present to.
  4. A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on shipswhich entered the port of Canton. S. Wells Williams.
  5. 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.