[spodefly]

Main Entry: ³de·sert
Pronunciation: di-'z&rt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English deserte, from Old French, from feminine of desert, past participle of deservir to deserve
1 : the quality or fact of deserving reward or punishment
2 : deserved reward or punishment -- usually used in plural <got their just deserts>
3 : EXCELLENCE, WORTH

[Qwinn]

Odd. You would think in that definition they would have, -somewhere-, included "geographic area consisting primarily of sand". ;) Not to mention "the act of abandoning one's post during a military conflict" (which would better explain the French etymology).

But okay, fair enough, it's a legit usage, it's just one I've never seen before.

Qwinn