/euh doh"bee/ , n.
1. sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
2. a yellow silt or clay, deposited by rivers, used to make bricks.
3. a building constructed of adobe.
4. a dark, heavy soil, containing clay.
[ 1750-60; Amer.; al-tub the brick to:o:be brick tb dbt ]