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davy lamp
madenci feneri
davy lamp
madenci lambası
Davy Jones' locker
(deyim) Denizin dibi
davy jones's locker
denizin dibi
davy jones's locker
denizde ölenlerin kabri
go to Davy Jone's locker
denizin dibini boylamak
go to Davy Jones' locker
(deyim) Denizin dibini boylamak
go to davy jones's locker
denizin dibini boylamak
go to davy jones's locker
denizde boğulmak
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A patronymic surname derived from David
A diminutive of the male given name David
{i} male first name; family name; Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), English chemist
diminutive of David
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
{i} oath; affidavit

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Davy Crockett cap
Alternative form of Davy Crockett hat
Davy Crockett caps
plural form of Davy Crockett cap
Davy Crockett hat
A hat made of a real or simulated pelt of a raccoon with the tail hanging in back, particularly popular among children in North America during the 1950s and 1960s

Back at the farm, David bundled up in his new outdoor outfit, added a Davy Crockett hat (with tail) and a .410 shotgun, joined his genial grandfather in the fields for a brief try at rabbit hunting.

Davy Crockett hats
plural form of Davy Crockett hat
Davy Jones
The sea bed, bottom of the ocean

The pirates made him walk the plank, sent him down to Davy Jones.

Davy Jones
The spirit of the sea
Davy Jones' locker
Alternative spelling of Davy Jones's locker
Davy Jones's locker
The bottom of the ocean, especially as the grave for sailors. Also a common saying when something goes overboard and is lost

NOTE: Partridge erroneously refers to this as from the journal of Richard rather than Nicholas Cresswell.

Davy lamp
A miners’ lamp or safety lamp used in coal mines to warn against methane (firedamp)
Davy Jones' locker
(deyim) Davy Jones’s Locker is an idiom for the bottom of the sea — the resting place of drowned sailors. It is used as a euphemism for death at sea (to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker). Davy Jones is a nickname for what would be the devil of the seas. The origins of the name are unclear, and many theories have been put forth, including incompetent sailors, a pub owner who kidnapped sailors, or that Davy Jones is another name for the devil – as in, “Devil Jonah”. This nautical superstition was popularized in the 1800s
Davy Crockett
a US frontiersman who became a member of Congress and was later killed trying to defend the Alamo (1786-1836). orig. David Crockett born Aug. 17, 1786, eastern Tennessee, U.S. died March 6, 1836, San Antonio, Texas U.S. frontiersman and politician. He made a name for himself in the Creek War (1813-15). In 1821 he was elected to the Tennessee legislature, winning popularity through campaign speeches filled with yarns and homespun metaphors. He won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1827, 1829, and 1833. During his first congressional term, Crockett broke with Andrew Jackson and the new Democratic Party over Crockett's desire for preferential treatment of squatters occupying land in western Tennessee. The Whigs early courted and publicized Crockett in the hope of creating a popular "coonskin" politician to offset Jackson. In 1834 Crockett was conducted on a triumphal speech-making tour of Whig strongholds in the East. From the many stories about him in books and newspapers, there grew the legend of an eccentric but shrewd "b'ar hunter" and Indian fighter. In 1835 he went to Texas to join the war against Mexico and was killed at the Alamo
Davy Jones
{i} (born 1945 as David Jones) English actor and singer
davy jones
spirit of the sea (used by sailors); bottom of the sea
davy jones
The spirit of the sea; sea devil; a term used by sailors
davy jones's locker
(Slang) bottom of ocean or sea
davy lamp
See Safety lamp, under Lamp
Humphry Davy
{i} Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), English chemist and physicist
Sir Humphrey Davy
a British scientist who invented the Davy lamp, an oil lamp that could be used in coal mines without causing explosions. He also discovered several elements (=basic chemical substances) , including calcium, sodium, and potassium (1778-1829)
Sir Humphry Davy
born Dec. 17, 1778, Penzance, Cornwall, Eng. died May 29, 1829, Geneva, Switz. English chemist. By his early 20s his work on gases had established his reputation. His discovery of the anesthetic effect of nitrous oxide in 1799 was a major contribution to surgery. He also did early research on voltaic cells and batteries, tanning, electrolysis, and mineral analysis. In Elements of Agricultural Chemistry (1813) he became the first to apply chemical principles systematically to farming. He was the first to isolate potassium, sodium, barium, strontium, magnesium, and calcium; he also discovered boron and studied chlorine and iodine extensively. He analyzed many pigments and proved that diamond is a form of carbon. He was one of the greatest exponents of the scientific method. His research on mine explosions and flame and his invention of the safety lamp brought him great prestige, and in 1820 he was made president of the Royal Society of London
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