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Noun: davenport  'da-vun,port
  1. A large sofa usually convertible into a bed
    "They slept on the davenport when guests occupied the spare room"
     
  2. A small decorative writing desk
    "She penned her letters at the antique davenport"
Noun: Davenport  'da-vun,port
  1. A city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island

Derived forms: davenports, Davenports

Type of: city, convertible, couch bed [N. Amer], desk, hide-a-bed [N. Amer], metropolis, sofa bed, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Hawkeye State, IA, Ia., Iowa

Encyclopedia: Davenport, Paul