Davy Jones's locker
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 (to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker).
| Davy Jones' locker | |
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Davy Jones' Locker, by John Tenniel, 1892 | |
| First appearance | Four Years Voyages of Capt. George Roberts (1726) |
| Genre | Nautical folklore |
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| Type | Euphemism for oceanic abyss, the resting place for sailors drowned at sea. |
| Characters | Davy Jones |
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 owner who kidnapped sailors.
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