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Sweatbox
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Rooms:
Any
box
or
boxlike
structure used to
induce
sweating
, such
as of
hides
or tobacco
●
In American English:
A
jail
cell.
●
In British English, Prison & Rooms:
A
compartment
in a
police
van
to
hold
a
prisoner
being transported.
●
In Rooms:
A small
overheated
cell or
room
used for
solitary confinement
or torture.
●
A small
nightclub
packed
to
capacity
where people get
hot
and sweaty.
●
In Animation & Rooms:
The
room
where a
scene
is reviewed.
●
In Animation:
The
review
process that
takes place
in a sweat
box.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
sweatbox
English
box
English
box
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
sweat
English
swat
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
swætan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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