SWEATBOX

sweatbox

(noun) a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat

sweatbox

(noun) small or narrow cell

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

sweatbox (plural sweatboxes)

Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco

(US, slang) A jail cell.

A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.

(slang) A small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.

Hypernyms

• box

Source: Wiktionary