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woodshed

1 of 2

noun

wood·​shed ˈwu̇d-ˌshed How to pronounce woodshed (audio)
1
: a shed for storing wood and especially firewood
2
: a place, means, or session for administering discipline

woodshed

2 of 2

verb

woodshedded; woodshedding

intransitive verb

: practice
especially : to practice on a musical instrument

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Some 160 years later, Bush White House economist Lawrence Lindsey would be taken to the woodshed for predicting the Iraq War might cost $50 billion. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Their woodshed had been shielded with metal screen panels to keep out embers, and their doormats were made of metal grating. Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 Now add in a CSU team picked to win the Mountain West that has suddenly suffered consecutive losses and circled Feb. 4 in red ink since a 79-49 trip to the woodshed at Viejas Arena last month on CBS. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2022 The team that went 1-2 in the first three weeks of the 2020 season is a much different team than the one that took Florida to the woodshed in the Cotton Bowl in January. R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2021 To cope with the loneliness and isolation his deafness caused, Hauck would work in his woodshed or ride his bike on the Tammany Trace. Kadee Krieger | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 18 Jan. 2021 The woodshed should have been full by the first week of September. John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2020 One of the more prominent voices in their camp has been Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, a member of 2018’s freshman class from Virginia, who took House leadership to the woodshed in a now-infamous caucus call last week. Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2020 Jack was an avid hobbyist—always working in his woodshed or on his computer or on perfecting his omelets. Longreads, 14 Apr. 2020
Verb
Certainly, if Kentucky or any other state with an Intercept or Aid program failed to honor their pledge of financial assistance, they would be taken to the municipal bond woodshed by the capital market. Marilyn Cohen, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 But while lack of work and income was, of course, a big downside, some hit the proverbial woodshed and emerged as stronger players. Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably from the former use of woodsheds for private practicing

First Known Use

Noun

1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of woodshed was in 1777

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