woodshed

[woo d-shed]

noun

a shed for storing wood for fuel.

verb (used without object), wood·shed·ded, wood·shed·ding.

Slang. to practice a musical instrument assiduously and with a specific goal in mind: He's woodshedding for next week's show.

Origin of woodshed

First recorded in 1835–45; wood¹ + shed¹

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Examples from the Web for woodshed

Contemporary Examples of woodshed

Conservative poobah Bill Kristol took her to the woodshed Wednesday for her stance against raising the debt ceiling.
John Boehner's GOP Headaches
Benjamin Sarlin, Samuel P. Jacobs
January 6, 2011

Historical Examples of woodshed

A step sounded in the woodshed and, turning, she beheld Mr. Parker.
Thankful's Inheritance
Joseph C. Lincoln
Phillips Brooks was howlin' starvation in the woodshed, and Scudder let him howl.
The Depot Master
Joseph C. Lincoln
There's the kitchen and woodshed and dinin'-room out there and a couple of bedrooms.
Fair Harbor
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
From it opened the woodshed, and toward the front, the dining room.
Fair Harbor
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
She took him by the arm and led him through the woodshed and into the kitchen.
Shavings
Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for woodshed

woodshed

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for woodshed

1844, from wood (n.) + shed (n.). Sometimes a euphemism for "outhouse." Figuratively, as the place for private punishment, 1907, American English colloquial.