toolshed

American  

[tool-shed] / ˈtulˌʃɛd /

noun

1. a small building where tools are stored, often in the backyard of a house.

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Etymology

Origin of toolshed

First recorded in 1830–40; tool + shed ¹

Example Sentences

A toolshed and nearby greenhouses round out this most traditionally farmlike growing space.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022

Is a tiny house really a glorified toolshed?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2021

Martinez, raised in agrarian poverty in El Salvador, also lived in Windy Hill, in a 6-by-7-foot toolshed.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2017

He left her and picked his way back to the toolshed.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 1, 2015

She pushed on doors, muttering panicked prayers, her face moist with tears, until one opened, and she saw, with relief, the outhouse, the well, the toolshed.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini