Sweat n.
 1. Physiol. The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration.
    In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.   --Gen. iii. 19.
 2. The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats; hence, labor; toil; drudgery.
 3. Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack.
 4. The sweating sickness. [Obs.]
 5. Man. A short run by a race horse in exercise.
 Sweat box Naut., a small closet in which refractory men are confined.
 Sweat glands Anat., sudoriferous glands. See under Sudoriferous.

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