Definitions for: Davenport


[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



Webster (1913) 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.

See Also: chesterfield, city, convertible, desk, Hawkeye State, IA, Iowa, metropolis, sofa bed, urban center

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