"optic stand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: optic stands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} optic stand (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.
    Sense id: en-optic_stand-en-noun-v4iUvVCd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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