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reading desk

–noun
1. a desk for use in reading, esp. by a person standing.
2. a lectern in a church.

Origin:
1695–1705
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read·ing desk   (rē'dĭng)   
n.  A desk or stand, usually with a slanted top, for holding a book or papers for a standing reader.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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