SWEATBOX


Meaning of SWEATBOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbäks ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.