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governor winthrop desk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
gov-er-nor winthrop desk
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bureau; a piece of writing furniture with a lid that closes at an angle and opens up as a writing surface.

American usage

Etymology

Named after John Winthrop, 17th-century governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop died in 1647, before this kind of desk was invented (in the 18th century), but his name was attached to these desks by the Winthrop Furniture Co. of Boston, Massachusetts, who offered their "Gov. Winthrop" desk in 1924, during the colonial revival period.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Governor Winthrop desks (plural)

Synonyms

Winthrop desk

Questions

What does governor winthrop desk mean?
A bureau; a piece of writing furniture with a lid that closes at an angle and opens up as a writing surface.
Where does governor winthrop desk come from?
Named after John Winthrop, 17th-century governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop died in 1647, before this kind of desk was invented (in the 18th century), but his name was attached to these desks by the Winthrop Furniture Co. of Boston, Massachusetts, who offered their "Gov. Winthrop" desk in 1924, during the colonial revival period.

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