Etymology

petard

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Today it means: A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall. Full definition →

Middle French petard
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petard · noun1

  1. Middle French · borrowed frompetard
  2. English todaypetard

From Middle French petard; see Modern French pétard (“firecracker”).

petard · verb2

  1. Middle French · borrowed frompetarder
  2. English todaypetard

From Middle French petarder (Modern French pétarder), from petard + -er (suffix forming verbs).

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