Davy Jones
English
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. See more at Davy Jones' Locker on Wikipedia.
Proper noun
- The spirit of the sea.
- The sea bed, bottom of the ocean.
- The pirates made him walk the plank, sent him down to Davy Jones.
- 1851 October 18, Herman Melville, chapter 18, in The Whale, 1st British edition, London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 14262177; Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, 14 November 1851, OCLC 57395299:
- He got so frightened about his plaguy soul, that he shrinked and sheered away from whales, for fear of after-claps, in case he got stove and went to Davy Jones.
Translations
the spirit of the sea
See also
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