Davy Jones

[ johnz ]

/ dʒoʊnz /

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noun

the personification of the sea.

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Origin of Davy Jones

First recorded in 1745–55; origin uncertain

Words nearby Davy Jones

Davis Strait, davit, Davos, Davout, Davy, Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, Davy lamp, Davys, daw, dawah

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How to use Davy Jones in a sentence

“I think the types of stories we do are very similar to what happened with hip-hop,” says Jones.
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Jones is a veteran of another beloved-yet-controversial animated series on Adult Swim, The Boondocks.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical|Stereo Williams|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As this excellent piece in Mother Jones describes, however, Holsey had outrageously poor representation during his trial.
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Sid Vicious is stomping all over Steve Jones, about to smash in his guitar (again).
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“The golden age of Parisian smiles nurtured, and was nurtured by, the rise of dentistry as a vocation,” writes Jones.
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Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Now, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
He was the strangest-looking creature Davy had ever seen, not even excepting the Goblin.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
"I verily believe they're gone to look at my button," cried Davy, beginning to laugh, in spite of his fears.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl

British Dictionary definitions for Davy Jones

Davy Jones

/ (ˈdeɪvɪ) /

noun

Also called: Davy Jones's locker the ocean's bottom, esp when regarded as the grave of those lost or buried at sea

the spirit or devil of the sea

Word Origin for Davy Jones

C18: of unknown origin

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