as in couch
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
we seated ourselves on the davenport while we waited for him to get ready
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Recent Examples of davenport
A decade later, the rollicking races were inspired by a different davenport, an eponym for a large, upholstered sofa like those manufactured by the A.H. Davenport Co. furniture company in East Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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oregonlive, 30 July 2022
Especially if your grandparents liked wall-to-wall gray wool carpeting, dark colonial-style furniture and the odd splash of color from a banana-leaf patterned davenport – or a loud Hawaiian bowling shirt.
—Mark Gauert, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Mar. 2021
Davenport faces up to five years in prison if convicted of the allegation.
—Ken Daley, NOLA.com, 3 July 2017
oregonlive, 30 July 2022
Especially if your grandparents liked wall-to-wall gray wool carpeting, dark colonial-style furniture and the odd splash of color from a banana-leaf patterned davenport – or a loud Hawaiian bowling shirt.
—Mark Gauert, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Mar. 2021
Davenport faces up to five years in prison if convicted of the allegation.
—Ken Daley, NOLA.com, 3 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for davenport
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Squeezing in together on a cozy-looking couch, RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook smiled while greeting ARMY as a unified group for the first time in years.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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The mega retailer's annual shopping event for Prime members offers steep discounts on everything from robot vacuums and Amazon devices to mattresses and couches.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2025
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Best Target Patio Furniture and Decor Fourth of July Sales Target’s Fourth of July sale has everything needed to transform outdoor spaces into cozy hideaways, like chaise lounge chairs, an outdoor sofa, and this planter with a trellis for hanging plants.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Indeed, their owner, from San Francisco, California, even caught the duo cuddling up on the sofa together, as Taco curled in the crook of the dog's legs.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Davenport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/davenport. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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