Definitions for davy jonesdʒoʊnz

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Da′vy Jones′dʒoʊnz(n.)

  1. the personification of the sea.

Origin of Davy Jones:

1745–55

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ocean floor, sea floor, ocean bottom, seabed, sea bottom, Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jones(noun)

    the bottom of a sea or ocean

Wiktionary

  1. Davy Jones(ProperNoun)

    The spirit of the sea.

  2. Davy Jones(ProperNoun)

    The sea bed, bottom of the ocean.

  3. Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Davy Jones(u)

    the spirit of the sea; sea devil; -- a term used by sailors


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