noun.
A substitute; specifically, one who is willing to serve as a substitute for a regular compositor on a newspaper.
noun.
A prefix of Latin origin, meaning ‘under, below, beneath,’ or ‘from under.’
To act as a substitute; specifically, to act as the substitute of another in a composing-room.
To subirrigate. See subbing, 2.
An abbreviation of subject
of substitute
of suburb
of suburban.
noun.
A subaltern; a subordinate.