Pronunciation: - ˌ bäks
Function: noun
Date: 1864
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)
Pronunciation: - ˌ bäks
Function: noun
Date: 1864
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)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012