toolshed

[ tool-shed ]

/ ˈtulˌʃɛd /

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noun

a small building where tools are stored, often in the backyard of a house.

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Also called toolhouse.

Origin of toolshed

First recorded in 1830–40; tool + shed¹

Words nearby toolshed

toolmaker, tool post, tool pusher, toolroom, toolset, toolshed, tool steel, tool subject, tool up, toom, Too many cooks spoil the broth

How to use toolshed in a sentence

Upon hearing their declaration, Rose retreats to her bedroom then sneaks out to her parents’ toolshed where she unwittingly casts a spell that causes Mae and Cody to fall asleep.
‘It Takes Two’ tests your ability to save a marriage and fly a fidget spinner|Christopher Byrd|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
Although the toolshed was so carefully locked, Ruth knew that the window could be opened.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island|Alice Emerson
They crept behind the toolshed and looked all about to make sure that nobody was watching.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island|Alice Emerson
If she went to the toolshed and hunted for the thing herself she was afraid her quest would be observed by some of the men.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island|Alice Emerson

He walked round to the back, and along the path which led to the toolshed.
Mrs. Vanderstein's jewels|Mrs. Charles Bryce
Our visitor is to sleep in the toolshed, and to wash in the duckpond.
Heartbreak House|George Bernard Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for toolshed

tool shed

noun

a small shed in the garden or yard of a house used for storing tools, esp those for gardening

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