shed room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shed room
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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He made me drag the zinc tubs full of watered-down rose blankets into the shed room by the back porch.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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Out there amidst all the growing things, it seemed like maybe she’d just gone to the shed room to get a hoe instead being off in Heaven.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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So not a soul except Mama saw me bring the zinc tubs out of the shed room.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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Marse Elbert, he lived in jes a plain wood house made Califo'nia style, wid a front room an' a shed room where de boys slep'.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives by Work Projects Administration
They live in a two-room frame house with a shed room annex.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
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