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单词 brickmaker
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brickmakern.

Brit. /ˈbrɪkˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈbrɪkˌmeɪkər/
Forms: see brick n.1 and maker n.; also late Middle English brekemeker, 1500s brickmarker, 1600s brickk macker.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.1, maker n.
Etymology: < brick n.1 + maker n. Compare bricker n., brickman n., and tile-maker n.
A person who, or company which, makes bricks, esp. as a trade or occupation.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > maker of bricks or tiles > [noun] > brick-maker
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1437 Patent Roll, 16 Henry VI, Part 1 10 Oct. (P.R.O.: C 66/441) m. 34 dorso Dilectum seruientem nostrum Willelmum Weysy Brikemaker ad scrutand' vbi aliqua conueniens terra pro tegulis vocatis Brike faciend' inueniri poterit.
1548 Act 2 & 3 Edward VI c. 15 §3 in Statutes of Realm (1963) IV. i. 59 Noe person..shall..lett or disturbe any..lyme-burner brickmaker tylemaker [etc.].
1600 P. Henslowe Diary 4 Mar. (1961) 313 More to Wm tyller brickk macker at the apoynt ment of Strets.
1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. iii. 35 The brickmakers all about London, do mix sea-coal-ashes..with their clay of which they make brick.
1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 519 The Egyptians were great brick-makers.
1937 Amer. Home Apr. 138/2 I made a mixture of four parts sand, one of cement, and enough water to make what the professional brick maker calls a ‘semi-dry’ mix.
2003 Austral. Financial Rev. (Sydney) 6 May 16/1 Perth-based brickmaker Bristile has fortified its defences to Brickworks' $473 million takeover bid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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