roll-top desk

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

All this before they have even bid on a luggage set, a roll-top desk, a home stereo system.

From New York Times

Authorities found the handgun after an officer “asked the child where he put his toy” and the boy motioned toward a roll-top desk in the living room.

From Seattle Times

The child then walked to a roll-top desk in the living room and motioned toward it.

From Seattle Times

That’s when the boy led officers to a roll-top desk where they found the gun.

From Washington Times

Household items were sold, some were given away and other goodies went out the door with the “junk” man, including tables, chairs and a wonderful roll-top desk whose dimensions were too big for the folks who expressed an interest in having it.

From Washington Post