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tantalus

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tantalus /ˈtantələs/

▶noun Brit. a stand in which spirit decanters may be locked up though still visible.

– origin from Tantalus (see tantalize).

'tantalus' also found in these Oxford entries:

niobium - tantalize - tantalum

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