DAVY

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• DAVY (noun)
  The noun DAVY has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: DAVY used as a noun is very rare.

• DAVY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Davy; Humphrey Davy; Sir Humphrey Davy

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

 Context examples 

“That's it, Mas'r Davy,” returned Ham.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Why, in the name of Davy Jones,” said he, “is Dr. Livesey mad?”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“Well, old lass, I give my davy that I never will. It’s best that I leave fightin’ before fightin’ leaves me.”

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I think my mother would show me the book if she dared, but she does not dare, and she says softly: Oh, Davy, Davy!

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

And you're the last above board of that same meddling crew; and you have the Davy Jones's insolence to up and stand for cap'n over me—you, that sank the lot of us!

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

’E came over ’ere from voreign parts, and ’e was so broad ’e ’ad to come edgewise through the doors. ’E ’ad so, upon my davy! ’E was that strong that wherever ’e ’it the bone had got to go; and when ’e’d cracked a jaw or two it looked as though nothing in the country could stan’ against him.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Now, Clara,” says Mr. Murdstone, “be firm with the boy. Don't say, “Oh, Davy, Davy!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Either you come aboard along of us, once the treasure shipped, and then I'll give you my affy-davy, upon my word of honour, to clap you somewhere safe ashore.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“What ridiculous men! An't they? Davy dear—”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

You and me should get on well, Hawkins, for I'll take my davy I should be rated ship's boy.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)