davenport
A large sofa, especially a formal oneA large sofa, especially a formal one.
» Tom curled up on the davenport.
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2 sensesA large sofa, especially a formal one.
Holonym: furniture
a large sofa usually convertible into a bed
A writing desk, especially a small one.
a small decorative writing desk
Examples
1 sentencesTom curled up on the davenport.
Origin
* (sofa, couch): The sofa sense is a genericized trademark named after the defunct furnitu* (sofa, couch): The sofa sense is a genericized trademark named after the defunct furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company. From the surname Davenport. Named after American businessman Albert H. Davenport
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Forms
plural: davenports| Singular | davenport |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.