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brickyard

American

[brik-yahrd] / ˈbrɪkˌjɑrd /

noun

a place where bricks are made, stored, or sold.

brickyard British

/ ˈbrɪkˌjɑːd /

noun

a place in which bricks are made, stored, or sold

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Etymology

Origin of brickyard

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; brick + yard ²

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brickyard

Crime and homelessness are down, and a long-standing brickyard will soon make way for a mixed-use development.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

"They are very small and it could have easily bitten someone and it seems he has been in the brickyard for about a month," he said.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021

By the early 20th century, as part of the Great Migration, Black Southerners were also being recruited by brickyard owners, who would pay for their travel expenses.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2021

The bricks were made locally at the Klein brickyard.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2020

Where we had a big fireplace and mantel made out of bricks from the Settlement’s brickyard, they still had a fireplace made out of clay and rocks.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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