woodshed

American  

[wood-shed] / ˈwʊdˌʃɛd /

noun

1. a shed for storing wood for fuel.

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verb (used without object)

woodshedded, woodshedding

1. Slang. to practice a musical instrument assiduously and with a specific goal in mind.

   He's woodshedding for next week's show.

woodshed British  

/ ˈwʊdˌʃɛd /

noun

1. a small outbuilding where firewood, garden tools, etc, are stored

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Etymology

Origin of woodshed

First recorded in 1835–45; wood ¹ + shed ¹

Example Sentences

Trex stock got taken behind the PVC woodshed.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Before last week, I was already writing a column taking Los Angeles to the woodshed for not being and doing and thinking boldly enough.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

They don’t just lose home nailbiters, they get taken to the woodshed.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

Cutesily, the publication is printed with a hole in the corner, so you can easily hang it in your woodshed, outhouse or wherever you like to keep your fantasies of a mud-mucked, stargazing agrarian life.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022

Faro himself was nowhere to be seen—at that moment, but as soon as the man started up the road he emerged from the woodshed where he had been sleeping, ate the food, and then followed.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien