brickbat

[ brik-bat ]
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noun
  1. a piece of broken brick, especially one used as a missile.

  2. any rocklike missile.

  1. an unkind or unfavorable remark; caustic criticism: The critics greeted the play with brickbats.

Origin of brickbat

1
First recorded in 1555–65; brick + bat1

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British Dictionary definitions for brickbat

brickbat

/ (ˈbrɪkˌbæt) /


noun
  1. a piece of brick or similar material, esp one used as a weapon

  2. blunt criticism: the critic threw several brickbats at the singer

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