brickfielder
nounEtymology From the location name Brickfield Hill, after the hill in Surry Hills (now in inner Sydney) from the direction of which a hot wind blew into Sydney in its early days. The term spread to Melbourne by circa 1850, and to central Australia by circa 1900, then to Western Australia.
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Australia A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
- Returning home, he discovers that the house is full of sand ; that the brickfielder has even insinuated itself between the leaves of his books ; that at dinner he will probably find that his favourite dish has been spoiled by the brickfielder.1845, J. O. Balfour, A Sketch of New South Wales, page 5:
- A southerly buster would blow — a Sydney brickfielder;[…].1914, Henry Mills Alden, Thomas Bucklin Wells, Harper's Magazine, volume 129, page 508:
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- Then he had to concentrate his efforts on a smooth descent through the swirling gusts of the brickfielder.1986, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, volume 106, numbers 1-4, page 60:
- Hot spells many days in duration, with temperatures daily exceeding 100°F. (38°C), often take place while the brickfielder blows.2005, Ajay Kumar Ghosh, Dictionary of Geography, page 45: