Definitions for davy jones's lockerˈdʒoʊn zɪz, dʒoʊnz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Da′vy Jones′'s lock′erˈdʒoʊn zɪz, dʒoʊnz(n.)
the bottom of the ocean, esp. when regarded as the grave of all who perish at sea.
Origin of Davy Jones's locker:
1770–80
Princeton's WordNet
ocean floor, sea floor, ocean bottom, seabed, sea bottom, Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jones(noun)
the bottom of a sea or ocean
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Davy Jones's Locker
the sailors' familiar name for the sea as a place of safe-keeping, though why called of Davy Jones is uncertain.
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