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==English==

===Etymology===
From the location name ''[[w:Brickfield Hill|Brickfield Hill]]'', after the hill in [[w:Surry Hills, New South Wales|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]]. <ref>'''1999''', Graham Seal, ''The Lingo: Listening to Australian English'', [[w:University of New South Wales Press|University of New South Wales Press]], {{ISBN|086840-680-5}}, page 25.</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en|EN-AU ck1 brickfielder.ogg|a=AU}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|Australia}} A hot, dry, dusty [[wind]] of southern or central Australia.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1845|author=J. O. Balfour|title=A Sketch of New South Wales|page=5|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2QYZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=%22brickfielder%22+-intitle:%22brickfielder%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=37UFT6znCKeViQfE7pzDAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22brickfielder%22%20-intitle%3A%22brickfielder%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false|passage=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'''.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1914|author=Henry Mills Alden; Thomas Bucklin Wells|title=w:Harper's Magazine|volume=129|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=f1sCAAAAIAAJ&q=%22brickfielder%22+-intitle:%22brickfielder%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22brickfielder%22+-intitle:%22brickfielder%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Db0FT63nCOaciAeu9tGYCg&redir_esc=y|page=508
|passage=A southerly buster would blow — a Sydney '''brickfielder''';{{...}}.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1986|journal=Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact|volume=106|issue=1-4|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AmU7AAAAIAAJ&q=%22brickfielder%22+-intitle:%22brickfielder%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22brickfielder%22+-intitle:%22brickfielder%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=obcFT8nyHfGeiAfv1c3EDw&redir_esc=y|page=60
|passage=Then he had to concentrate his efforts on a smooth descent through the swirling gusts of the '''brickfielder'''.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2005|author=Ajay Kumar Ghosh|title=Dictionary of Geography|page=45|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dlwqDKzoQGwC&pg=PA45&dq=%22brickfielder%22+-intitle:%22brickfielder%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tboFT7iHE-utiQfttNSkCw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22brickfielder%22%20-intitle%3A%22brickfielder%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false|passage=Hot spells many days in duration, with temperatures daily exceeding 100°F. (38°C), often take place while the '''brickfielder''' blows.}}

====Usage notes====
The described nature of the ''brickfielder'' appears to vary by location, and perhaps has changed over time.

===References===
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