woodhouse

American  

[wood-hous] / ˈwʊdˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

woodhouses

1. a house or shed in which wood is stored.

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Etymology

Origin of woodhouse

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; wood ¹, house

Example Sentences

I took the wooden shovel that I had carved from the board and dug around what I thought must have been the back door or possibly the woodhouse.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

At the further end of the large hospital yard was a long provision store and woodhouse, etc.

From In God's Way A Novel by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne

When she that wuz Arvilly Nash worked here I believe we used a woodhouse full a day.

From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta

It would jam right into ’em and sink ’em—sunk by a woodhouse!

From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta

The itemized amount is, horse barn, $2000, forage barn, $3400, granary, $2200, woodhouse, $400, power-house, $550.

From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by Streeter, John Williams