brickbat vs jeer

brickbat

noun
  • A criticism or uncomplimentary remark. 

  • A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club. 

verb
  • To assail with criticism. 

  • To attack by throwing brickbats. 

jeer

noun
  • A mocking remark or reflection. 

  • An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship. 

  • A gear; a tackle. 

verb
  • To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language. 

How often have the words brickbat and jeer occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )