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单词 davenport
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dav•en•port /ˈdævənˌpɔrt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Furniturea large sofa, often one that can be converted into a bed.
  2. British Terms, Furniturea small writing desk.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dav•en•port  (dav′ən pôrt′, -pōrt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Furniturea large sofa, often one convertible into a bed.
  2. British Terms, Furniture[Chiefly Brit.]a small writing desk.
  • the desk is said to be named after a Captain Davenport who first commissioned it 1850–55

Dav•en•port  (dav′ən pôrt′, -pōrt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.
  2. Place Namesa city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi River. 103,264.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
davenport /ˈdævənˌpɔːt/ n
  1. chiefly Brit a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
  2. US Canadian a large sofa, esp one convertible into a bed
Etymology: 19th Century: sense 1 said to be named after Captain Davenport, who commissioned the first ones
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