1 definition by Ivor the Infector
Placing extra drinks at your table to either "hold" your place while you get up to go somewhere, or to discourage people in an overcrowded bar from sitting down or placing their drinks on your table. Kind of like puting your coat on the seat next to you at the movies.
Joe arrived at the club, grabbed the last table in the place, and set up a tea party to wait for the others to arrive.
by Ivor the Infector May 8, 2006