woodshed
pronunciation
How to pronounce woodshed in British English:
UK [ˈwʊdʃed]
How to pronounce woodshed in American English:
US [ˈwʊdˌʃɛd]
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- Noun:
- a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
Word Origin
- woodshed (n.)
- "shed for keeping wood as fuel," 1799, from wood (n.) + shed (n.). Sometimes a euphemism for "outhouse." Figuratively, as the place for private punishment, by 1907, American English colloquial.
Example
- 1. She won 't let me sleep in the woodshed ;
- 2. The woodshed was burnt down in half an hour .
- 3. The woodshed burned down in half an hour .
- 4. Or the guy wishing he 'd die out in the woodshed .
- 5. The woodshed burnt down in half an hour .