brickbat vs mockery

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. 

mockery

noun
  • The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. 

  • Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum. 

  • Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock. 

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