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sweatbox

noun sweat·box \-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)
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First Known Use of SWEATBOX

1864

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