woodshedding

Variant of woodshed

woodshed definition

wood·shed (wo̵od′s̸hed′)

noun

a shed for storing firewood

intransitive verb woodshedded -·shed′·ded, woodshedding -·shed′·ding

Slang to practice on a musical instrument so as to improve or perfect one's technical facility, develop ideas, etc.: said esp. of a jazz or rock musician

Etymology: ? from the notion that an isolated woodshed is fit for practicing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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