davenport
/ˈdævənpɔːt/noun
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- Brit. an ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing〈英〉写字台。
- ORIGIN: probably named after Captain Davenport, for whom early examples of this type of desk were made in the late 18th cent.
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- N. Amer. a large heavily upholstered sofa, typically able to be converted into a bed〈北美〉坐卧两用长沙发。
- ORIGIN: perhaps from a manufacturer's name