brickwall

BRICOLE (a French word of unknown origin), a military engine for casting heavy stones; also a term in tennis for a sidestroke rebounding off the wall of the court, corrupted into "brickwall" from a supposed reference to the wall, and in billiards for a stroke off the cushion to make a cannon or hazard.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

I'm waiting for a couple of actors to turn in lines for Act I, Scene 1, but everything was in (more or less) for Scene 2 -- I need to rerecord a couple of lines due to mic pops and a bad brickwall moment (digital distortion, yum!)

Two days of not so bad mariness 2007

In New York you can have a room in Carol Gardens that overlooks a brickwall-approximately 500 square feet.

Who will restore George Bush's tattered reputation? Barack Obama! Ann Althouse 2009

I was planning on inviting my brickwall ancestors to my dinner but I doubt they'll be this much fun.

Dinner With the Dunhams 2008

Ryan and I, lovers of the game, moved closer to the field in hopes of just that, but then encountered a rather stupid brickwall.

Baseball, The Bird Nest, and little sunburn Phil Razem 2008

Ryan and I, lovers of the game, moved closer to the field in hopes of just that, but then encountered a rather stupid brickwall.

Archive 2008-08-01 Phil Razem 2008

And, what do you know, it bloomed again., and now has 3 fruits, one of which you see before you-in front of the window/brickwall.

Growing Food Lindy 2008

And, what do you know, it bloomed again., and now has 3 fruits, one of which you see before you-in front of the window/brickwall.

Lemon at Work Lindy 2005

Everytime I opened the book to page one I slammed in to a brickwall.

Scattered Musings 2006

And, what do you know, it bloomed again., and now has 3 fruits, one of which you see before you-in front of the window/brickwall.

Puffery Lindy 2005