shed room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shed room
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Soon after supper Ralph was shown to his bed in a shed room at the rear of the house.
From Ralph Granger's Fortunes by Brown, William Perry
De houses in de quarters was two-room log houses wid a shed room to cook in.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
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