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orgone box
[
awr
-gohn]
/ˈɔr goʊn/
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noun
1.
a cabinetlike device constructed of layers of wood and other materials, as tin, claimed by its inventor, Wilhelm Reich, to restore orgone energy to persons sitting in it, thereby aiding in the cure of impotence, cancer, the common cold, etc.
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Also called
orgone-energy accumulator
[
awr
-gohn-en-er-jee]
/ˈɔr goʊnˌɛn ər dʒi/
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Origin of
orgone box
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1940-1945
1940-45;
probably
org(anism)
+
-one
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