"davenport" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdævənpɔːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdævɪnˌpɔɹt/ [US] Forms: davenports [plural]
Etymology: The sofa sense is a genericized trademark named after the defunct furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company. Etymology templates: {{glossary|genericized trademark}} genericized trademark Head templates: {{en-noun}} davenport (plural davenports)
  1. A large sofa, especially a formal one. Categories (topical): Furniture
    Sense id: en-davenport-en-noun-C3J9xGGg Disambiguation of Furniture: 45 55
  2. A writing desk. Categories (topical): Furniture
    Sense id: en-davenport-en-noun-e1spwIc0 Disambiguation of Furniture: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 11 89

Inflected forms

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