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Definition of Backshish:

In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a tip.

Usage examples:

We went on shore when the rain showed signs of ceasing, and after buying a few odds and ends, such as a pith hat and some cigarettes, we betook ourselves to the principal hotel, where an excessively bad breakfast was served to us, after which we were not sorry to shake the mud of Aden off our feet, so we chartered a shore boat amid a fearful clamour for extra pay and backshish, and set forth to rejoin our ship, now swept and garnished, and showing little trace of the coal she had swallowed.

- "A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil", T. R. Swinburne.
Next day I sent out coolies to search for traces, promising lavish " backshish" in the event of success, but I got no trustworthy news, " and that was the end of that hunting."

- "A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil", T. R. Swinburne.
At last they pointed out a good site for an encampment, receiving in return a trifling backshish, collected from the whole caravan.

- "Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century", W. H. Davenport Adams.