About The Word Davenport
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Davenport
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What's The Definition Of 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Davenport: Related Terms | Find terms related to Davenport: See Also | chesterfield | city | convertible | desk | Hawkeye State | IA | Iowa | metropolis | sofa bed | urban center Davenport In Webster's Dictionary \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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