Woodshed

Noun

 * 1) An enclosed, roofed structure, often an outbuilding, used primarily to store firewood.
 * 2)  A place where punishments or reprimands are administered.
 * 3) * 1907, “Latin President’s Plot May Disarrange the Central American Peace Plans,” New York Times, 11 Nov.,
 * The State Department is incensed, and if this conference fails it will be the woodshed for three Central American presidents.

Related terms

 * trip to the woodshed

Verb

 * 1)  To practice or rehearse using a musical instrument.
 * 2) * 2007, “A Free Life,” Publishers Weekly, 23 Jul.,
 * His latest novel sheds light on an émigré writer’s woodshedding period.

Related terms

 * woodshedding

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