Davy Jones's locker
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davy-jones-s-locker-184-8555162
title:
Davy Jones's locker
text:
Davy Jones' locker is a metaphor for the oceanic abyss, the final resting place of drowned sailors and travellers. It is a euphemism for drowning or shipwrecks in which the sailors' and ships' remains are consigned to the depths of the ocean. The origins of the name of Davy Jones, the sailors' devil, are unclear, with a 19th-century dictionary tracing Davy Jones to a "ghost of Jonah". Other explanations of this nautical superstition have been put forth, including an incompetent sailor or a pub o
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encyclopedia
description:
Sailor legend
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones%27s_locker
date created:
2004-02-22T09:14:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T08:24:49Z
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