brickfield

American  

[brik-feeld] / ˈbrɪkˌfild /

noun

British.

1. brickyard.

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Etymology

Origin of brickfield

First recorded in 1795–1805; brick + field

Example Sentences

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brickfield

Finally, one Sunday afternoon, a policeman wandering through some waste ground, a deserted brickfield behind Flowery End, came upon an unedifying spectacle.

From The Red Planet by William John Locke

One agent sent me a day's journey to see a house standing in the middle of a brickfield, with a view of the Grand Junction Canal.

From They and I by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

He was alone in his brickfield on a gusty March morning-the Easter holidays had released him from school-squatting by his hole under the lee of a mass of earth and rubbish.

From The Fortunate Youth by William John Locke

His way lay over a place half brickfield, half common, across which a narrow footpath went.

From The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch by Talbot Baines Reed

To convey these materials from the brickfield to the barrack-ground, a distance of about three-quarters of a mile, three brick-carts were employed, each drawn by twelve men, under the direction of one overseer.

From An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. by David Collins