davenport

We piled every available pillow, chair and davenport cushions on top of us to protect us from any shrapnel or debris in the event our building should receive a direct hit …

County cities, as well as unincorporated areas, offer residents some way or another to report such nuisances as dumped davenports, potholes, graffiti and roadkill.

We went back in the house—dim now with twilight—and sat by the window on a long davenport that had a sheet thrown over it.

One day in January, near the turnstile at the exit of the 125th Street subway station, something caught my eye: a sepia-toned photograph that showed what looked like three siblings sitting on a davenport.

Trying not to cry, she led me in and made me lay down on the black leather davenport in the front hall.