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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

One who, or that which, locks.

A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock.

Chain locker

(Naut.)

a compartment in the hold of a vessel, for holding the chain cables.

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Davy Jones’s locker

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Davy's locker

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Shot locker

a compartment where shot are deposited.

Totten.

Noun.

A close place, as a drawer or an apartment in a ship, that may be closed with a lock.

A shot-locker is a strong frame of plank near the pump-well in the hold, where shot are deposited.