Davenport trivia...

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V.'s weekly squid landings report mentioned Davenport, which is a town in the Monterey Bay area. That brought up the memory that davenport was the term with which my grandmother always referred to the couch, as in "Go sit on the davenport and watch TV." Must be a regional thing - she was from upstate New York.

Main Entry: dav·en·port
Pronunciation: 'da-v&n-"pOrt, 'da-v&m-, -"port
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from the name Davenport
Date: 1853
1 : a small compact writing desk
2 : a large upholstered sofa often convertible into a bed

Main Entry: Dav·en·port
Pronunciation: 'da-v&n-"pOrt, 'da-v&m-, -"port
Function: biographical name
John 1597-1670 American (English-born) clergyman & founder of
New Haven colony

Main Entry: Dav·en·port
Pronunciation: 'da-v&n-"pOrt, -"port
Usage: geographical name
city E Iowa on Mississippi River population 95,333