optic stand

noun

A stand which can hold one or more inverted bottles of alcohol fitted with optics, and which facilitates the serving of spirits.

Meanings

nounoptic stand (plural optic stands)

plural optic stands

  1. A stand which can hold one or more inverted bottles of alcohol fitted with optics, and which facilitates the serving of spirits.

    Two four-bottle optic stands are fitted behind the bar, one for Northern Ireland, and the other for the Republic of Ireland.

    1950 June, “New Restaurant and Buffet Cars, G.N.R. (I.)”, in Railway Magazine, page 416
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