Sekirov Dictionary

petard

UK /pɪˈtɑːd/US /pɪˈtɑɹd/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun3

Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.
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(historical) A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.
- For tis the sport to haue the enginer / Hoist with his ovvne petar, an't shall goe hard / But I vvill delue one yard belovve their mines, / And blovve them at the Moone: […] — 1599
(rare) A loud firecracker.

verb1

(no longer used) To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.

forms

petarded · petarding · petards

Phrases with petard

hoist by one's own petard
Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".

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