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davenport
noun
a) A large sofa, especially a formal one.

He blundered into the living-room, lay on the davenport, hands behind his head.

b) A writing desk.

Then she went into the house, and, sitting down at the davenport in the dining—room, got out a sheet of her best notepaper, and wrote a note to Pamela Dysart in her strong, commercially clear hand.


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