davenport
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
davenport /ˈdav(ə)npɔːt/
▶noun
- 1 Brit. an ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing.
- 2 N. Amer. a large, heavily upholstered sofa or sofa bed.
– origin sense 1 is named after Captain Davenport, for whom a desk of this type was made in the late C18; sense 2 is prob. from a manufacturer's name.
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