English

Etymology
Latin; pedere "to break wind" via Middle French; from peter "to break wind" from pet "expulsion of intestinal gas"

Pronunciation
SAMPA /pE."tArd/
IPA|/p�.'t�ɹd/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d|-��(r)d

Noun
en-noun

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

1. A loud firecracker.

Derived terms
hoist by one's own petard

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