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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of woodshed1

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

Conservative poobah Bill Kristol took her to the woodshed Wednesday for her stance against raising the debt ceiling.

"You'd better put that pony back in the barn," Farmer Green called from the woodshed door.

Without a word, she went to the woodshed and brought back a pair of oars which she fitted into the locks.

Several times I was obliged to turn from the road, once taking shelter under a tree and again in a woodshed.

Even I had a little bowl of water in the woodshed, though I could easily have run up to the barnyard when I wanted a drink.

He gave me a very large mutton bone, and I held it in my mouth, and watched him opening the woodshed door.

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