davenport
IPA: dˈævʌnpɔrt
Root Word: Davenport
noun
- A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Cheshire.
- A surname from Irish of Irish origin from the Gaelic Ó Donndubhartaigh.
- A surname from Anglo-Norman of Anglo-Norman origin: de avesne port, where avesne is derived from Frankish avisna ("field" see:Wiese).
- Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
- A hamlet in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8065).
- A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, historically in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8988).
- A city, the county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States.
- A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Washington, United States.
- A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
- (Western US, Upper Midwestern US) A large sofa, especially a formal one.
- A writing desk.
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Examples of "davenport" in Sentences
- Davenport airborne chromium case.
- Is the grandpa of Homer Davenport.
- Davenport published a handful of poems.
- Davenport easily won the third election.
- Davenport is an originator of target pool.
- The house remains in the Davenport family.
- Davenport is the county seat of Scott county.
- They sat close to one another on a rose davenport.
- Another proof was given by Davenport and reported in.
- Davenport's next tournament championship was at imbledon.
- As for "davenport," it's a regionalism, and a dying one at that.
- A school was built in 1847 at the instigation of the Bromley Davenport family.
- My grandmother always called it a "davenport", which made even less sense to me.
- The only person in the world I've ever heard use the word davenport is my mother!
- Short of blacking her face I think she has run out of threats and insults. dan davenport
- I'm sure your 'factual comments' will have much impact on democratic voters and the Democratic party, REALLY IT WILL. dan davenport
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- Her husband Ralph lay sprawled upon the davenport, smoking a cigarette and reading the current issue of EXTRAORDINARY STORIES against an unheard background of music.
- Marjorie almost ran back to the davenport -- she was beginning to feel as if the davenport was the nearest she had to a mother -- and flung herself on it in a storm of angry tears.
- "I have had dear René's harp removed to a lumber room, her portrait taken down from the library wall," she said, in her usual purring tones; "and her davenport is being wheeled into my own sitting-room.