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   Da·vy Jones's lock·er

   /ˌdāvē ˌjōnz(əz) ˈläkər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the bottom of the sea, especially regarded as the grave of those drowned at sea: informal "the reef will consign us all to Davy Jones's locker"

   Word Origin extension of early 18th-century nautical slang Davy Jones, denoting the evil spirit of the sea.

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