sweatbox

sweat·box  (swtbks)

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.

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sweatbox [ˈswɛtˌbɒks]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a device for causing tobacco leaves, fruit, or hides to sweat

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a very small pen or cubicle where a pig is fattened intensively

3. (Law) Informal chiefly US a narrow room or cell for a prisoner

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sweatbox - small or narrow cell jail cell, prison cell, cell - a room where a prisoner is kept
	2.	sweatbox - a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"