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brickfield

[ brik-feeld ]

noun

, British.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of brickfield1

First recorded in 1795–1805; brick + field

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Example Sentences

She lived most of her married life near Whitechapel and Radcliffe, and was buried in the Brickfield burying-ground.

The Park stands on a piece of ground formerly known as Adam's Brickfield.

In the spring of 1858 I again went into the brickfield, and during the following winter was set cleaning turnips by Mr. Howlett.

This affair took place in the last week in March 1869, and I obtained work for the summer on a brickfield at Bessingham.

They were not more than a mile from Brickfield Basin, and the sun was dropping behind the hills.

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