woodhouse

American  

[wood-hous] / ˈwʊdˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

woodhouses

1. a house or shed in which wood is stored.

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Etymology

Origin of woodhouse

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; wood ¹, house

Example Sentences

I took the wooden shovel that I had carved from the board and dug around what I thought must have been the back door or possibly the woodhouse.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

They had stolen out the back way through the top of the post-office fields, and had left Scamp still prisoner in the woodhouse, lest the hysterical joy of his release should disturb the ladies.

From Pearl of Pearl Island by Oxenham, John

But while they talked a great scuffling and squawking in the woodhouse attracted the boys upstairs.

From Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Dickinson, Asa Don

Then Annie, in a half sitting posture, While resting on mother’s arm, Feebly responded to brother, “Between the woodhouse and barn.”

From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston

Dora, from the kitchen window, saw Ralph go out to the woodhouse, and she saw him returning with an arm-load of small sticks.

From The Girl at Cobhurst by Stockton, Frank Richard