smoking stand
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noun
an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
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Nearby words
- smoking car,
- smoking gun,
- smoking jacket,
- smoking lamp,
- smoking room,
- smoking-concert,
- smoko,
- smoky,
- smoky eye,
- smoky hill
Also called smoker.
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Examples from the Web for smoking stand
Then I saw that I was in a small carpeted room, which was furnished only with a divan and a smoking-stand.
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