brick-tiles | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Brick
·noun A good fellow; a merry person; as, you 're a brick. II. Brick ·vt To lay or pave with bricks;...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Brick
(Genesis 11:3) The brick in use among the Jews were much larger than with us, being usually from 12 ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Arch brick
·- A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an <<Arch>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Brick Court
West out of Middle Temple Lane, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory). First mention: 1674 (...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
like a thousand of brick
A queer simile very often heard. It means, of course, very heavily; and then, vigorously; vehemently...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.