wood·shed
ˈwu̇d-ˌshed 
1
: a shed for storing wood and especially firewood
2
: a place, means, or session for administering discipline
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Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
Amazon’s The Boys has spent three years playing a game of one-upmanship, initially taking the somewhat fatigued superhero genre out behind the woodshed with layers of corporate satire, increasingly salty and nihilistic language and tidal waves of bodily fluids.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
In addition to its sheer size, they were met with other obstacles—say a cabin or a random woodshed nestled among the trees—with each route taking anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours to completely document.
—Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
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Noun
Some major re-grouping is necessary for the coach and his team, who, on their way to California, stopped off in Denver, where on Sunday they got taken to the woodshed by the surging Denver Broncos.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
Amazon’s The Boys has spent three years playing a game of one-upmanship, initially taking the somewhat fatigued superhero genre out behind the woodshed with layers of corporate satire, increasingly salty and nihilistic language and tidal waves of bodily fluids.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
Verb
In the backyard is a small barn where Jacobs concocts and woodsheds his melodies.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
In addition to its sheer size, they were met with other obstacles—say a cabin or a random woodshed nestled among the trees—with each route taking anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours to completely document.
—Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
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“Woodshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woodshed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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