Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
dauntless
dauphin
dauphine
dauphinois
DAV
Davao
daven
Davenport
davenport
Davis
Davis-Bacon Act
Davis Cup
Davis Strait
davit
Davos
Davy Jones
Davy Jones’s locker
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

davenport

dav·en·port [ dávvən pàwrt ] (plural dav·en·ports)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large sofa: a large well-upholstered sofa, especially one that can be converted into a bed

2. writing desk: an ornamental writing desk with a sloping top and drawers in its sides

[Mid-19th century. Origin ?]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft