English Explanatory Dictionary

trip to the woodshed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An occasion on which a reprimand or punishment is administered privately.

Pronunciation

En-au-trip to the woodshed.ogg

Word forms

trip to the woodshed trips to the woodshed

Etymology

Probably derived from the previous term "horseshedding," meaning to take a person privately (such as to a horse shed or woodshed, separate buildings away from the house) for private cajoling or reprimand.

Related words

call on the carpet
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