bricklaying

English

Etymology

brick +‎ laying

Noun

bricklaying (countable and uncountable, plural bricklayings)

1. The act of building a wall by laying bricks, usually with cement between the surfaces of the bricks.
   • 1912, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Mother Carey, page 127:

     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, […]

See also

• bricklayer