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Petard
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Meaning
Noun
●
A small, hat-shaped
explosive
device
, used to
breach
a
door
or wall.
●
Anything
potentially
explosive
, in a non-literal sense.
●
A
loud
firecracker.
Verb
●
To
attack
or
blow
a
hole
in (something) with a petard.
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Wiktionary
Origin
petard
English
petarder
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
petard
French
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Noose
Flagpole
Hobbyhorse
Malapropism
Gaff
Volition
Hubris
Freudian Slip
Straw Man
Hobby Horse
Split Infinitive
Rhymes
Bard
Petard
Alucard
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