woodshed

[ wood-shed ]

noun

1. a shed for storing wood for fuel.

verb (used without object)

, wood·shed·ded, wood·shed·ding.

1. Slang. to practice a musical instrument assiduously and with a specific goal in mind:

   He's woodshedding for next week's show.

woodshed

/ ˈwʊdˌʃɛd /

noun

1. a small outbuilding where firewood, garden tools, etc, are stored

Word History and Origins

Origin of woodshed¹

First recorded in 1835–45; wood ¹ + shed ¹

Example Sentences

Keep in mind that any large-scale sale of Trump’s shares would probably crater the stock price and take his unwary investors to the stock market woodshed.

From Los Angeles Times

They don’t just lose home nailbiters, they get taken to the woodshed.

From Seattle Times

Then the police find a human skeleton in the woodshed, and “The Dog of the North” takes on the scent of “A Rose for Emily.”

From Washington Post

He stacks them in his woodshed until he feeds them into the stove in the kitchen of the low-slung house where he grew up.

From New York Times

They lurk in the woodshed, the crawl space and the closet you should have cleaned out.

From New York Times