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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɹɪkˌbæt/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brickbat.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brickbat.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brickbat.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brickbat.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-brickbat.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to attack (someone or something) by swinging or throwing brickbats",
"word": "heittää kiviä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to assail (someone or something) with (sharp) criticism",
"word": "arvostella kärkevästi"
}
],
"word": "brickbat"
}
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