sweatbox

Definition of Sweatbox in English :

1. sweatbox

small or narrow cell

2. sweatbox

a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sweatbox

noun

1.

a device for causing tobacco leaves, fruit, or hides to sweat

2.

a very small pen or cubicle where a pig is fattened intensively

3. informal, mainly US

a narrow room or cell for a prisoner

4. informal

any place where a person sweats on account of confinement, heat, etc

noun

1.

a box in which hides, dried fruits, etc. are sweated

2.

a place in which one sweats profusely, as because of close confinement, heat, etc.

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.