a. [ See Swelter, Swelt, v. i., and cf. Sultry. ] Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Here toils, and death, and death's half-brother, sleep,
Forms terrible to view, their sentry keep. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sentry box,