davenport

[ dav-uhn-pawrt, -pohrt ]
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noun
  1. a large sofa, often one convertible into a bed.

  2. Chiefly British. a small writing desk.

Origin of davenport

1
First recorded in 1850–55; the desk is said to be named after a Captain Davenport who first commissioned it

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Davenport
[ dav-uhn-pawrt, -pohrt ]

noun
  1. John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.

  2. a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi River.

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davenport

/ (ˈdævənˌpɔːt) /


noun
  1. mainly British a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side

  2. US and Canadian a large sofa, esp one convertible into a bed

Origin of davenport

1
C19: sense 1 said to be named after Captain Davenport, who commissioned the first ones

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