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  1. davy jones' locker

    Davy Jones's locker is a metaphor for the oceanic abyss, the final resting place of drowned sailors and travellers. It is a euphemism for drowning or shipwrecks in which the sailors' and ships' remains are consigned to the depths of the ocean (to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker). The origins of the name of Davy Jones, the sailors' devil, are unclear, with a 19th-century dictionary tracing Davy Jones to a "ghost of Jonah". Other explanations of this nautical superstition have been put forth, including an incompetent sailor or a pub owner who kidnapped sailors.

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  1. Davy Jones' Locker

    Davy Jones' Locker, also Davy Jones's Locker, is an idiom for the bottom of the sea: the state of death among drowned sailors and shipwrecks. It is used as a euphemism for drowning or shipwrecks which the sailor's and/or ship's remains are consigned to the bottom of the sea. The origins of the name of Davy Jones, the sailor's devil, are unclear, with a 19th-century dictionary tracing Davy Jones to a "ghost of Jonah". Other explanations of this nautical superstition have been put forth, including an incompetent sailor or a pub owner who kidnapped sailors.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of davy jones' locker in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of davy jones' locker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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