subs. (popular).—1. See COCK, subs., sense 2.
2. (trade).—Explained by quotation. The word appears to be slang for anything fictitious. Cf., COCKS, subs., sense 2.
1880. Daily News, Nov. 4. [Quoted in Notes and Queries, 6 S., ii., p. 387.]
3. (Charterhouse).—A lavatory where changing for games, washing before meals, etc., goes on. [From the taps over the basins.] It is equivalent to the Winchester MOAB (q.v.).
