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Nov 30, 2009
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sweat•box



Pronunciation: (swet'boks"), [key]
n.
1. a sauna or other enclosure for sweating.
2. any uncomfortably warm room or environment.
3. a box or cell in which a prisoner is punished or given the third degree.
4. a device for removing moisture from tobacco leaves, figs, raisins, etc.

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