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sweatboxenUK
sweat·box S0936900 (swĕt′bŏks′)n.1. A box in which something, such as hides or fruit, is fermented by sweating.2. Slang A confined place where a person sweats, especially:a. An interrogation room.b. A prison cell used for special punishment.sweatbox (ˈswɛtˌbɒks) n1. (Agriculture) a device for causing tobacco leaves, fruit, or hides to sweat2. (Agriculture) a very small pen or cubicle where a pig is fattened intensively3. (Law) informal chiefly US a narrow room or cell for a prisoner4. informal any place where a person sweats on account of confinement, heat, etcsweat•box (ˈswɛtˌbɒks)
n. 1. a sauna or other enclosure for sweating. 2. any uncomfortably warm room or place. 3. a box or cell in which a prisoner is confined as punishment. [1870–75] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sweatbox - small or narrow celljail cell, prison cell, cell - a room where a prisoner is kept | | 2. | sweatbox - a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweatdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
sweatboxenUK
Words related to sweatboxnoun small or narrow cellRelated Wordsnoun a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweatRelated Words |