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Davy Jones's locker; Davy Jones's; Davy's locker
noun- the last resting place of those lost at sea; the sea UK, 1777
Davy Jones has been used as a personification for the “spirit of the sea” since 1751, his locker is mentioned in The Journal of Richard Cresswell, 1774–7; the etymology, however, is another mystery of the deep. Jones may arise from Jonah (and his biblical history of the sea), Davy may have been added by Welsh sailors in honour of St David. - a door knocker UK
Rhyming slang. - Many a rent man, tally man or anyone who comes to the house requiring payment has had to “take it out of Davy Jones’s till payday”. — Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit, 1992
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