BRICKBAT


Meaning of BRICKBAT in English

/brik"bat'/ , n.

1. a piece of broken brick, esp. one used as a missile.

2. any rocklike missile.

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

[ 1555-65; BRICK + BAT 1 ]

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