smoking stand

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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

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

Wassaquam brought him the single small cup of coffee, lit the spirit lamp on the smoking stand, and moved that over; then he went away.

From The Indian Drum by Balmer, Edwin