brickbat

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When MLB got to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the same court where the NFL is heading now, baseball got another brickbat over the head.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2015

There is one more bouquet to deliver from the weekend, although it won't be popular, so it comes with a bit of a brickbat.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2013

Inside, the conductor Daniel Barenboim lobbed a brickbat of his own.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2010

Lydon has lobbed many a brickbat at McLaren over the years, but when asked about the death of his one-time manager, he gets serious.

From Reuters • Apr. 13, 2010

If I had only had your orders beforehand for trophies I could have satisfied you with anything named, from a gold watch to an old brickbat.

From Notes of a Son and Brother by James, Henry