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petard

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6 lettersPronunciation /pɪˈtɑːd/Part of speech nounSorted adeprtStarts with PEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • For tis the ſport to haue the enginer / Hoiſt with his ovvne petar, an't ſhall goe hard / But I vvill delue one yard belovve their mines, / And blovve them at the Moone: […]
    For it's amusing to have the engineer / Hoisted into the sky with his own explosive, and if I'm lucky / I will dig one yard below their mines, / And blow them towards the Moon: […]

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