Bricklaying

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks. countable, uncountable

    "Mr. Popham never worked at his bricklayings or carpentering or cabinet making or papering by the hour, but “by the job”; and a kind Providence, intent on the welfare of the community, must have guided him in this choice of business methods, […]"

  2. 2
    the craft of laying bricks wordnet

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lay brick

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"Carpentry and bricklaying are examples of manual labor."

Etymology

From brick + laying.

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