Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of roll-top desk.
Examples
“Straight ahead across the office I saw a tall dirty window, gray-white with winter daylight; directly under it stood a rolltop desk and a chair.”
“This rolltop desk was used for business and a low table to the left (unseen in this photo) was where he actually wrote.”
“Each of the pigeonholes in his oak rolltop desk contained a single, well-marked category of documents.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘rolltop desk’.
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Desks
A list of desk types, notable and historic desks, and words and phrases pertaining to this useful item of furniture.
Bureau du Roi, the Resolute desk, Henry VIII's writ..., campaign, student, computer, field, games table, school, portable, writing desk, writing table and 50 more...
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On a rock and jelly rolltop desk
Words containing forms of the verb 'to roll,' with hat tip to the bear's list of things that roll.
rock and roll, cold roll, hot roll, rolling stone, roll-up, jelly roll, swiss roll, sushi roll, Tootsie Roll, Fruit Roll-Ups, dinner roll, California roll and 42 more...
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Furniture I Never Had
This list was originally titled 'Furniture I Never Had'. I changed it to 'Things I Never Had' because I'm not much interested in furniture anyway :-( There's a whole wider world of not-having out t...
davenport, ottoman, tallboy, rolltop desk, chesterfield, waterbed, chaise longue, bowfat, love seat, electric chair, throne, cathedra and 26 more...
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bilby They also might contain escaped prisoners, as in The Front Page. Oct 21, 2011
hernesheir The roll top desk is fast disappearing from efficiently managed offices, the chief objection being the fact that it becomes a receptacle for important papers which are forgotten. Also the pigeon holes frequently become filled with 'truck' which might as well be thrown away...Most papers that are filed in the pigeon holes should be placed in the files where they are accessible to every one who needs them. --The American Office, 2nd ed., Ronald Press, New York, NY, 1914. Oct 21, 2011