Folklore the spirit of the sea or the sea personified: term used chiefly by sailors of the 18th-19th cent.
Davy Jones
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Davy Jones
noun
The bottom of the sea, as personified in songs and stories.
Origin of Davy Jones
Origin unknownTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Proper noun
Origin
Of uncertain origin. See more at Davy Jones' Locker on Wikipedia.
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