roll top

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noun

a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
Also called roll-top desk, rolltop desk. a desk with such a cover.

Origin of roll top

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby roll top

roll off, roll on, roll out, roll over, roll the bones, roll top, roll up, roll up one's sleeves, roll with the punches, roll-around, roll-off

Words related to roll-top desk

davenport, desk, escritoire, secretary, secretaire

British Dictionary definitions for roll-top desk

roll-top desk

noun

a desk having a slatted wooden panel that can be pulled down over the writing surface when not in use Also called: roll-top