Meaning of DAVENPORT
| Pronunciation: | | 'davun`powrt, 'davun`powrt
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- [n] a large sofa usually convertible into a bed
- [n] a small decorative writing desk
- [n] a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
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| | See Also: | | chesterfield, city, convertible, desk, Hawkeye State, IA, Iowa, metropolis, sofa bed, urban center | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dav"en*port\, n. [From the name of the original
maker. --Encyc. Dict.]
A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental,
and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.
A much battered davenport in one of the windows, at
which sat a lady writing. --A. B.
Edwards.
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