[ 'dav(ə)npɔ:t ]
■ noun
1》 Brit. an ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing.
2》 N. Amer. a large, heavily upholstered sofa or sofa bed.
Origin
sense 1 is named after Captain Davenport , for whom a desk of this type was made in the late C18; sense 2 is prob. from a manufacturer's name.