| 单词 | davy jones's locker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDavy Jones's (or Davy's) locker In nautical slang: The spirit of the sea; the sailors' devil. Davy Jones's (or Davy's) locker: the ocean, the deep, esp. as the grave of those who perish at sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > that inhabits sea sea-devilc1595 Davy Jones1726 the world > life > death > [noun] > place of > of the drowned watery grave1595 watery tomb1595 Davy Jones's (or Davy's) locker1803 the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > other means of disposal > [noun] > grave at bottom of sea or water watery grave1595 watery tomb1595 Davy Jones's (or Davy's) locker1803 1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 41 Heaving the rest into David Jones's Locker. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. xv. 112 This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep. 1790 C. Dibdin Coll. Songs I. 154 And if to old Davy I should go friend Poll, Why you will never hear of me more. c1790 J. Willock Voy. diverse parts 12 The great bugbear of the ocean is Davie Jones..At the crossing of the line..[they call] out that Davie Jones and his wife are coming on board and that every thing must be made ready. 1803 Naval Chron. 10 510 The..seamen would have met a watery grave; or, to use a seaman's phrase, gone to Davy Jones's locker. 1839 F. Marryat Phantom Ship III. xli. 251 I thought you had gone to Davy's locker. < as lemmas |
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