davenport
see also: Davenport
Pronunciation Noun
Davenport
Pronunciation Proper noun
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see also: Davenport
Pronunciation Noun
davenport (plural davenports)
- A large sofa, especially a formal one.
- 1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt
- He blundered into the living-room, lay on the davenport, hands behind his head.
- 1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt
- A writing desk.
- 1894, E. Somerville, Martin Ross The Real Charlotte
- Then she went into the house, and, sitting down at the davenport in the dining—room, got out a sheet of her best notepaper, and wrote a note to Pamela Dysart in her strong, commercially clear hand.
- 1944, Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler Double Indemnity (screenplay)
- He crosses to the davenport to get the policies from his briefcase,
- 1894, E. Somerville, Martin Ross The Real Charlotte
Davenport
Pronunciation Proper noun
- Surname from the town in Cheshire.
- Surname of Irish origin from the Gaelic Ó Donndubhartaigh.
- Surname of Anglo-Norman origin: de avesne port, where avesne is derived from frk avisna ("field" see:Wiese).
- Any of a number of cities in the English-speaking world:
- A city/county seat in Scott County, Iowa.
- A small city/county seat in Lincoln County, Washington.
- CDP in Santa Cruz County, California.
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