davy jones Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the bottom of a sea or ocean
sea floor; ocean bottom; sea bottom; ocean floor; Davy Jones's locker; seabed.
WordNet
Da"vy Jones"
Definitions
The spirit of the sea; sea devil; -- a term used by sailors. This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is seen in various shapes warning the devoted wretch of death and woe. Smollett.
