In
Davy Jones’ locker is:
a
tray of mint juleps,
a
bunch of bright tulips,
a
meerschaum pipe
and
an octopus;
coracles
used by the saints,
one
or two missing persons,
decayed,
a conch-shell horn,
an
armchair, frayed,
and
a trombone;
five
thousand gold ducats,
a
plate of Spanish doubloons,
an
oyster or two
and
a poltroon;
Ovaltine
cans,
three
fly-by-nights,
twelve
anti-macassars
and
sixty-five different
varieties
of seaweed.
Davy Jones's locker is a euphemism for the resting place for sailors drowned at sea and their possessions.
