Definitions | petard |
| noun
- A hat shaped explosive device, now rarely used.
- Anything potentially explosive in a non-literal sense
- For tis the sport to haue the enginer / Hoist with his owne petar - Hamlet, Shakespeare
- A loud firecracker.
Etymology: Latin; pedere "to break wind" via Middle French; from peter "to break wind" from pet "expulsion of intestinal gas"
Supplemental Details:Sponsor an extended definition for petard for as little as $10 per month. Click here to contact us.
| |
|