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Definition of brickfielder in English: brickfieldernounˈbrɪkfiːldə Australian A hot, dry north wind, typically accompanied by dust. there'll be a brickfielder in from the north in four or five hours Example sentencesExamples - He was told a “brickfielder” was brewing.
- There had suddenly sprung up a "Brickfielder", that dreaded wind, which may be considered one of the worst plagues of Sydney.
- When caught by a brickfielder in Sydney, I gladly fled by train to the orange groves.
- The brickfielder has even insinuated itself between the leaves of his books.
- Another brickfielder sandblasts the tent.
Origin Early 19th century: from the name of Brickfield Hill, the site (now part of central Sydney) of a former brickworks, associated with dust. |