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sweatbox


sweat·box

noun \-ˌbäks\

Definition of SWEATBOX

1
: a place in which one is made to sweat; especially : a narrow box or cell in which a prisoner is placed for punishment
2
: a device for sweating something (as hides in tanning or dried figs)

First Known Use of SWEATBOX

1864

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