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roll-top desk
or roll·top desk (rōl′tŏp′)n.
A desk fitted with a flexible sliding top made of parallel slats.
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roll-top desk
n
(Furniture) a desk having a slatted wooden panel that can be pulled down over the writing surface when not in use. Also called: roll-top
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roll′-top`
(or roll′top`) desk′,
n.
a desk with a flexible sliding cover, often of closely set wood strips, that can be pulled down over the working surface or rolled up beneath the top.
[1885–90]
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