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Davy Jones's locker

noun

NAmE//ˌdeɪvi ˌdʒoʊnzəz ˈlɑkər//

, NAmE//ˌdeɪviˌdʒoʊnzˈlɑkər//

[singular] (informal)

the bottom of the sea, where people who drown at sea are said to go From Davy Jones, a name used by sailors in the 18th century for the evil spirit of the ocean.

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