subs. (nautical).—1. See quot.
1867. W. H. SMYTH, Sailor’s Word-Book, s.v. PLUSH … The overplus of the gravy, arising from being distributed in a smaller measure than the true one, and assigned to the cook of each mess, becomes a cause of irregularity.
2. (venery).—The pubic hair: see FLEECE.
JOHN PLUSH, subs. phr. (common).—A footman: cf. Thackeray, The Yellowplush Correspondence, by Charles YELLOWPLUSH, Esq.
