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Definition of petard from the Wikitionary (
petard - Wiktionary ):
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petard
English
Etymology
Latin; pedere "
to break wind" via Middle French; from peter "
to break wind" from pet "expulsion of intestinal gas"
Pronunciation
SAMPA: {{{1}}} /pE."tArd/
IPA: /p?.'t??d/
Rhymes: -??(r)d
Noun
petard (plural petards)
1) A hat shaped explosive device, now rarely used.
2) Anything potentially explosive in a non-literal sense
___For tis the sport to haue the enginer / Hoist with his owne petar - Hamlet, Shakespeare
3) A loud firecracker.
Derived terms
hoist by one's own petard
This page was last modified 23:57, 4 October 2007.
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Wikitionary said ..."
break wind" ...Heh Heh
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