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单词 brick barge
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brick bargen.

Brit. /ˈbrɪk bɑːdʒ/, U.S. /ˈbrɪk ˌbɑrdʒ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.1, barge n.1
Etymology: < brick n.1 + barge n.1
Now historical.
A flat-bottomed boat used to transport bricks, esp. along rivers and canals.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > flat-bottomed boat > [noun] > barge > other types of barge
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1738 Read's Weekly Jrnl. 18 Mar. On Thursday a Brick Barge, under Sail, coming down the River, run directly over the Wherry of one Thomas Jones, a Waterman of Lambeth.
1841 Morning Post 8 Nov. They appointed him as one of their tally-men or clerks on board the brick barges.
1936 Discovery Aug. 232/1 As for using it [sc. the Thames] for transport, that is left to P.L.A. tugs, brick-barges, and an occasional pleasure steamer.
2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 26 Oct. (Review section) 10 Here at low tide, by the wreck of a brick barge sunk before the war, they may sometimes still find ruby-red lustre tiles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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