Tilbury docks, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Tilbury docks n.

[rhy. sl.; ult. the docks in East London]

1. (orig. navy) socks.

1960		J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
1972		Dodson & Saczek Dict. of Cockney Rhy. Sl.
1980		Barltrop & Wolveridge Muvver Tongue 20: Socks : almonds [...] Chatham (or Tilbury) Docks.
1992		R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.
2002		B. Kirkpatrick Wicked Cockney Rhy. Sl.

2. venereal disease [= pox n.¹ (3)].

a.1945		L. Payne private coll. n.p.: — Tilbury Docks.
1992		R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.
2003		B. Dark Dirty Cockney Rhy. Sl.