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smoking stand

American  

noun

  1. an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.


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We walked out onto a stage that contained only two chairs and a smoking stand.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

It was a large room, with an oval table of polished rosewood on which stood various decanters and glasses, and a silver smoking stand with a rack of pipes.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

The Butler trimmed the wick, and put another log on the fire as well, and then listened carefully at the hall door before helping himself to a handful of leaf from the smoking stand.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

When making the smoking stand shown in the accompanying photograph, use quarter-sawed oak, if possible, as this wood is the most suitable for finishing in the different mission stains.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor

Lucie sprang up, bringing a smoking stand from the corner of the room to his chair.

From The Mardi Gras Mystery by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones

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