davy | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Davy Jones
·- The spirit of the sea; sea devil; — a term used by sailors. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Davy lamp
·- ·see Safety lamp, under <<Lamp>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
davy jones
The spirit of the sea; a nikker; a sea-devil. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Davy, Sir Humphrey
(1778-1829) Chemist and man of letters, s. of a wood-carver, was b. at Penzance. He early showed an...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
davy jones's locker
The ocean; the common receptacle for all things thrown overboard; it is a phrase for death or the ot...

The Sailor's Word-Book