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by Throwed Toad on August 2nd, 2005

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Where did the phrase "Davey Jones locker" come from?

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  • by Encyclopedia_John on August 4th, 2005

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    Davy Jones' Locker is an idiom for the bottom of the sea — the resting place of drowned seamen.The first clear reference comes from Tobias Smollett, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle in 1751:

    "This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is often seen in various shapes, perching among the rigging on the eve of hurricanes, ship-wrecks, and other disasters to which sea-faring life is exposed, warning the devoted wretch of death and woe."

    From http://en.wikipedia.org "Davey Jones' Locker"

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