The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Desk \Desk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desked; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Desking.]
   To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Desk \Desk\, n. [OE. deske, the same word as dish, disk. See
   Dish, and cf. Disk.]
   1. A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but
      often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It
      often has a drawer or repository underneath.
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   2. A reading table or lectern to support the book from which
      the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit
      from which the sermon is preached; also (esp. in the
      United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for
      "the clerical profession."
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

desk
    n 1: a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually
         drawers or other compartments