brickbat
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Her connection to them was obvious at the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s summer farm here when she had Brickbat and My Teddy Bear — former racehorses — curtsying to her for peppermints and nuzzles.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2021
I knew Brickbat was as fat as a bullock; he couldn't keep the pace up; but I'll tell you what, Tony, if any horse there could beat Playful, it was Conqueror.
From The Macdermots of Ballycloran by Trollope, Anthony
Grif, Chick, and Brickbat were three young gentlemen whose own respectable names were usually ignored, and they cheerfully answered to these nicknames.
From Jack and Jill by Alcott, Louisa May
Brickbat Wiltshire, England A traditional Wiltshire product since early in the eighteenth century.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton
Briquebec see Providence Briqueton England The French name for English Wiltshire Brickbat, one of the very few cheeses imported into France.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton
