Davy Jones' locker
zɪz, dʒoʊnz noun
the ocean's bottom, especially when regarded as the grave of all who perish at sea.
Origin:
1795–1805
1795–1805
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Davy Jones's Locker definition
Sailors' slang for the bottom of the ocean. Someone drowned at sea may be said to have “gone down to Davy Jones's Locker.”
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