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BRICKBAT
brickbat
(noun) blunt criticism
brickbat
(noun) a fragment of brick used as a weapon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brickbat (plural brickbats)
A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club.
A criticism or uncomplimentary remark.
Verb
brickbat (third-person singular simple present brickbats, present participle brickbatting, simple past and past participle brickbatted)
(transitive) To attack by throwing brickbats.
(transitive, figurative) To assail with criticism.
Source: Wiktionary
Brick"bat`, n.
Definition: A piece or fragment of a brick. See Bat, 4. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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