davenport
(noun) a large sofa usually convertible into a bed
davenport
(noun) a small decorative writing desk
Davenport
(noun) a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Davenport
A habitational surname from the town in Cheshire.
A surname of Irish origin from the Gaelic Ó Donndubhartaigh.
A surname of Anglo-Norman origin: de avesne port, where avesne is derived from Frankish avisna ("field" see:Wiese).
Any of a number of cities in the English-speaking world
A city, the county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States.
A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
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Sofa sense was named for the now defunct furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport Company.
davenport (plural davenports)
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dav"en*port, n. Etym: [From the name of the original maker. Encyc. Dict.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
