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toolhouse

[ tool-hous ]

/ ˈtulˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural tool·hous·es

[tool-hou-ziz]. /ˈtulˌhaʊ zɪz/.

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Origin of toolhouse

First recorded in 1810–20; tool + house

Words nearby toolhouse

toolbox, tooled up, tool engineering, toolhead, toolholder, toolhouse, toolie, tooling, too little, too late, toolkit, toolmaker

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How to use toolhouse in a sentence

It happened that Max and Gwen had disappeared behind a rough shanty that laborers were using for a toolhouse.
Princess Polly At Play|Amy Brooks
But the young driver saw an abandoned cottage by the roadside which had formerly been used as a toolhouse.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone|Richard Bonner
Lately, by some oversight, the toolhouse had been left unlocked one day, and the Prince got the ladder.
The Pot of Gold|Mary E. Wilkins
The boys flew off to the toolhouse, and came back with several rakes, both wood and iron ones.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells

And I remember the dog chained up in the yard, and the dead snakes hanging in the toolhouse.
Night and Day|Virginia Woolf