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

Lawrence while Aunt Ada Doom injects a Gothic touch with her half-mad stare and ravings about “something nasty in the woodshed.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This might be more forgivable if it hadn’t been their second trip to the woodshed.

From Salon

Everyone else has been taken to the woodshed.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

From Seattle Times