brickmaking

American  

[brik-mey-king] / ˈbrɪkˌmeɪ kɪŋ /

noun

1. the act, process, or occupation of making bricks.

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Other Word Forms

• brickmaker noun

Etymology

Origin of brickmaking

First recorded in 1695–1705; brick + making

Example Sentences

It’s where coal dust was first added to the clay mixture in 1815, which halved burning time in the kilns, and where Richard A. Ver Valen invented the first automatic brickmaking machine in 1852.

From New York Times • May 21, 2021

Members of brickmaking families said school closures — scheduled to last at least until December — have led to many children and adolescents working longer hours.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2020

Johnston writes that Yarrow was known for his brickmaking, his basket-weaving and his swimming prowess in the Potomac River.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2015

She read about brickmaking and the Este family’s patronage of the arts, and she read Leon Battista Alberti and Cennino Cennini’s treatises on painting.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2015

An iron spade, probably used in preparing the clay for brickmaking, was found in one of the kilns.

From New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America by Cotter, John L.