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Definition of Brickbats
1. brickbat [n] - See also: brickbat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brickbats
Literary usage of Brickbats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Irish in America by John Francis Maguire, William Joseph Hardee (1868)
"... knowing what ho preached on—Cleanliness of the Irish Soldier—Respect for the
Laws of War—A Non-combatant defending his Castle—Defended with brickbats—' ..."
2. Wife No. 19, Or the Story of a Life in Bondage: Being a Complete Exposé of by Ann Eliza Young (1875)
"I throws brickbats into the Nuptial Chamber. — She clears the Field of Extra Wives.
— "Building up the Kingdom." — The Atrocious Villanies of Orson Pratt. ..."
3. Horace in New York by Isaac Starr] [Clason (1826)
"As DOCTOR MITCHILL, and his dishes, " Of brickbats, Pompey-heads, and rings, "
You've heard too, doubtless, of such things, " And whales, which he says are ..."
4. A Personal Narrative of the Siege of Lucknow: From Its Commencement to Its by L. E. Ruutz Rees (1858)
"War with brickbats.—Our Artillery Officers.—Deaths. — An Episode of War.—Bitter
Thoughts.—Hairbreadth Escapes.—Successful Explosion of the Enemy's ..."
5. The Annals of Bristol in the Nineteenth Century by John Latimer (1887)
"windows on the ground floor were demolished with stones and brickbats. At last
thoroughly alarmed, some of the magistrates made their appearance, ..."
6. Recollections by Washington Gladden (1909)
"CHAPTER XXIII BOUQUETS AND brickbats While the manners, while the arts That mould
a nation's soul, Still cling around our hearts, Between let ocean roll, ..."
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