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trip to the woodshed

noun

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.

Definitions

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

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