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tool shed

British  

noun

  1. a small shed in the garden or yard of a house used for storing tools, esp those for gardening

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"As soon as you go out there, there are bees," she said, and added that she had been left exhausted after working in her tool shed and then not being able to sit outside afterwards.

From BBC May 20, 2025

He built rows of shaded trellises, a chicken coop, a tool shed and a large greenhouse that his friends jokingly referred to as his “shop of horrors.”

From New York Times Feb. 28, 2022

A great room had been added onto the back and the laundry area had been moved upstairs to provide space for an office nook/outdoor tool shed combination that popped off the side of the house.

From Washington Post Nov. 17, 2021

Chilcott was often living on the streets and at one point spent months in a tool shed behind the now-abandoned house that had been repossessed from his father.

From Seattle Times Apr. 3, 2021

He looked into the tool shed and patted the four-by-four supports.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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