Davenport

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdævÉ™npɔː(ɹ)t/

Origin

Sofa sense was named for the now defunct furniture manufacturer A.H. Davenport Company.

Full definition of davenport

Noun

1. A large sofa, especially a formal one.
• 1922, Sinclair Lewis, BabbittHe blundered into the living-room, lay on the davenport, hands behind his head.
2. A writing desk.
• 1894, E. Somerville, Martin Ross The Real CharlotteThen she went into the house, and, sitting down at the davenport in the dining—room, got out a sheet of her best notepaper, and wrote a note to Pamela Dysart in her strong, commercially clear hand.
• 1944, Billy Wilder, (screenplay)He crosses to the davenport to get the policies from his briefcase,