bricktop

[ brik-top ]

/ ˈbrɪkˌtɒp /

a person having red or reddish-brown hair.

hair of this color.

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

1840–50, Americanism;brick + top¹, from the typical color of bricks

“What are you going to do, me son,” asked Bricktop solicitously.
Batting to Win|Lester Chadwick
Bricktop is coaching Sam all he can, but it needs more than coaching to make a guard.
The Winning Touchdown|Lester Chadwick
Bricktop, for the first time since the season had opened, was without his football togs, and he felt it keenly.
The Winning Touchdown|Lester Chadwick
If you think you can put anything over our home plate, why go ahead, and more power to ye, as Bricktop Molloy would say.
A Quarter-Back's Pluck|Lester Chadwick

Bricktop walked up with an air of confidence, amid encouraging comments from his chums.
Batting to Win|Lester Chadwick