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| pe·tard [ pə trd ] (plural pe·tards) |
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1. explosive charge for breaching fortification: a small explosive charge or grenade used to blow a hole in a door, wall, or fortification
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2. firecracker: a powerful firecracker
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| [Mid-16th century. < French pétard< péter "break wind" < Latin pedere] |
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be hoist with your own petard to be the victim of your own attempt to harm somebody else
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