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brickmaking

American  
[brik-mey-king] / ˈbrɪkˌmeɪ kɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act, process, or occupation of making bricks.


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Etymology

Origin of brickmaking

First recorded in 1695–1705; brick + making

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Children are doing every step of the brickmaking process.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2022

Johnston writes that Yarrow was known for his brickmaking, his basket-weaving and his swimming prowess in the Potomac River.

From Washington Post Jul. 23, 2015

She read about brickmaking and the Este family’s patronage of the arts, and she read Leon Battista Alberti and Cennino Cennini’s treatises on painting.

From The Guardian Jun. 5, 2015

In return, Ms. Khatun and her three older children, then 10, 12 and 15, promised to work for seven months in a nearby brickmaking factory.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2014

He can't get it here; and he will have work at his trade, and will learn brickmaking.

From The Other Girls by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

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