brick axebrick axn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪk aks/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪk ˌæks/

Forms: see brick n.¹ and axe n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, axe n.¹.

Etymology: < brick n.¹ + axe n.¹ With sense 2 compare brick hammer n.

Now chiefly historical.

1. A tool used by bricklayers for cutting and shaping bricks.Originally (in the medieval and Tudor period) the brick axe was a simple hand-forged iron tool having two flat blades joined by a narrow central section by which it was held. In later use the term was also used to denote a commercially-manufactured hammer-like tool with a wooden handle bearing a double-headed axe blade.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > masons' and bricklayers' tools > for cutting or dressing bricks

brick axe?1502

salter1688

banker1700

float-stone1700

bedding-stone1823

bolster1908

?1502 T. Warley Accts. (Egerton 2358) f. 14^v Pro..induracione cuiusdam securicule fine le brikaxe ex utraque fine.

1533–4 in W. H. St. J. Hope Windsor Castle (1913) I. 263 A new bryk axe ffor the bryklayers to worke wyth price viij^d.

1589 in D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia (2003) 75 Brickexe, hammer exe, hand pickexe.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 40 The sides made equal by hewing them with a Brick ax.

1773 Daily Advertiser 1 Apr. John Cottrell..makes and sells Trowells, Brick-Axes, and Coal-Shovels, wher Bricklayers..may be always supplied.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 389 The Brick-axe is used for..cutting off the soffits of bricks.

1936 Archit. Rev. 79 240/4 (caption) The brick-saw..used for cutting the soffit lines to allow the scutch or brick-axe..to enter without splitting the brick.

2007 G. Lynch Hist. Gauged Brickwork i. 36 It is..likely that most brick axes were bespoke-made..by blacksmiths..so that the length, blade width and overall weight suited the individual craftsmen.

2. Heraldry. A representation of this tool as a heraldic device (usually depicted in the simple medieval form: see note at sense 1).

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of implements > [noun]

brick axe1688

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ix. 395/1 He beareth Argent, a Brick Hamer between two Brick Axes.

1776 W. Whitehead Explan. Arms Incorporated Companies Newcastle upon Tyne 14 An Arm and Hand holding a Brick Axe.

1965 H. Child Heraldic Design i. 62 The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers. Crest: on a wreath or and azure a dexter arm embowed vested party per pale or and gules, cuffed argent, holding in the hand proper a brick-axe or.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brick axe
释义	brick axebrick axn. Brit. /ˈbrɪk aks/, U.S. /ˈbrɪk ˌæks/ Forms: see brick n.¹ and axe n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, axe n.¹. Etymology: < brick n.¹ + axe n.¹ With sense 2 compare brick hammer n. Now chiefly historical. 1. A tool used by bricklayers for cutting and shaping bricks.Originally (in the medieval and Tudor period) the brick axe was a simple hand-forged iron tool having two flat blades joined by a narrow central section by which it was held. In later use the term was also used to denote a commercially-manufactured hammer-like tool with a wooden handle bearing a double-headed axe blade. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > masons' and bricklayers' tools > for cutting or dressing bricks brick axe?1502 salter1688 banker1700 float-stone1700 bedding-stone1823 bolster1908 ?1502 T. Warley Accts. (Egerton 2358) f. 14^v Pro..induracione cuiusdam securicule fine le brikaxe ex utraque fine. 1533–4 in W. H. St. J. Hope Windsor Castle (1913) I. 263 A new bryk axe ffor the bryklayers to worke wyth price viij^d. 1589 in D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia (2003) 75 Brickexe, hammer exe, hand pickexe. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 40 The sides made equal by hewing them with a Brick ax. 1773 Daily Advertiser 1 Apr. John Cottrell..makes and sells Trowells, Brick-Axes, and Coal-Shovels, wher Bricklayers..may be always supplied. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 389 The Brick-axe is used for..cutting off the soffits of bricks. 1936 Archit. Rev. 79 240/4 (caption) The brick-saw..used for cutting the soffit lines to allow the scutch or brick-axe..to enter without splitting the brick. 2007 G. Lynch Hist. Gauged Brickwork i. 36 It is..likely that most brick axes were bespoke-made..by blacksmiths..so that the length, blade width and overall weight suited the individual craftsmen. 2. Heraldry. A representation of this tool as a heraldic device (usually depicted in the simple medieval form: see note at sense 1). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of implements > [noun] brick axe1688 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ix. 395/1 He beareth Argent, a Brick Hamer between two Brick Axes. 1776 W. Whitehead Explan. Arms Incorporated Companies Newcastle upon Tyne 14 An Arm and Hand holding a Brick Axe. 1965 H. Child Heraldic Design i. 62 The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers. Crest: on a wreath or and azure a dexter arm embowed vested party per pale or and gules, cuffed argent, holding in the hand proper a brick-axe or. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1502
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