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Davy Jones
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English
Alternative forms
en Davey Jones Davie Jones
Etymology
en. See more at Davy Jones' Locker#History Davy Jones' Locker on Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Davy Jones.wav US
Proper noun
The spirit of the sea.
The sea bed, bottom of the ocean.
en The pirates made him walk the plank, sent him down to Davy Jones.
18 He got so frightened about his plaguy soul, that he shrinked and sheered away from whales, for fear of after-claps, in case he got stove and went to Davy Jones.
Translations
the spirit of the sea
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 戴維·瓊斯 Dàiwéi Qióngsī, cmn 戴維·鐘斯 Dàiwéi Zhōngsī
Japanese: ja 海の悪霊 うみのあくりょう, umi no akuryō, ja デイビー・ジョーンズ Deibī-Jōnzu
Korean: ko ^데비 ^존스
Russian: ru морско́й дья́вол m, ru Дэ́ви Джонс m, ru Дэ́йви Джонс m
Welsh: cy Dafydd Jôs m
See also
en Davy Jones's locker
en Death Nautical Oceans Personifications
en eponyms