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单词 brickfield
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brickfieldn.

Brit. /ˈbrɪkfiːld/, U.S. /ˈbrɪkˌfild/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.1, field n.1
Etymology: < brick n.1 + field n.1Attested earlier as a place name; compare e.g. Brikfelde (field name), Essex (1544, now Brick Field), Brickfield, Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (1684).
A field or other open site where bricks are made.
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society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > bricks or tiles
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stool1693
brickfield1726
brickworks1763
tile-yard1835
tilery1846
tile-field1882
tile-works1882
1726 C. Threlkeld Synopsis Stirpium Hibernicarum sig. H3 On the sandy Banks near the Brick-fields.
1801 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy ii. 16 in Early Lessons ii To go to the brickfield, to see how bricks were burned.
1858 W. Ellis Three Visits Madagascar xiii. 361 Spadefuls of soil piled up like newly made bricks in a brick-field.
1900 Daily News 22 Jan. 3/2 This morning the Boers emplaced a five-pounder at the brick fields, and proceeded to drop shells into the market square.
1952 Prop. Owners' Jrnl. Jan. 10/2 Bricks are expensive things to carry... Consequently, brick houses must be built as near the brick-fields as possible.
2011 J. Tong Investigative Journalism in China iv. 71 Thousands of children were..sold and forced to work as slaves in illegal brickfields.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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