toolshed

American  

[tool-shed] / ˈtulˌʃɛd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of toolshed

First recorded in 1830–40; tool + shed ¹

Example Sentences

JOY: The tiki bar started as a toolshed that I didn’t know what to do with.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

A toolshed and nearby greenhouses round out this most traditionally farmlike growing space.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022

A Syrian Kurdish woman peels through a large milk carton of onions, and inside the tiny toolshed, cucumbers are being cut lengthwise twice, then sliced Arabic-salad style.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2016

He entered the house and took the key to the toolshed from the hook where it had hung since he was little.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 1, 2015

I saw her pick it up and lock it in her toolshed.

From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold