Brickbat Definition

brĭkbăt
brickbats
noun
A piece of brick, esp. one used as a missile.
Webster's New World
An unfavorable or critical remark.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Brickbat

Noun

Singular:
brickbat
Plural:
brickbats

Origin of Brickbat

  • brick +‎ bat. See bat (“part of a brick with one whole end”).

    From Wiktionary

  • brick bat piece of brick

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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