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woodshed (n.)
[woodshed 词源字典]
"shed for keeping wood as fuel," 1799, from
wood
(n.) +
shed
(n.). Sometimes a euphemism for "outhouse." Figuratively, as the place for private punishment, by 1907, American English colloquial.
[woodshed etymology, woodshed origin, 英语词源]