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- PETARD Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Aside from historical references to siege warfare, and occasional contemporary references to fireworks, petard is almost always encountered in variations of the phrase "hoist with one's own petard," meaning "victimized or hurt by one's own scheme "
- Hoist with his own petard - Wikipedia
Literally, the phrase means a bomb-maker was blown off the ground (hoist) by his own bomb (petard) It commonly refers to an ironic reversal in which one is taken down by one's own scheme
- Hoisted by Ones Own Petard (Origin) - Grammar Monster
This term has its origin in medieval times when a military commander would send forward one of his engineers with a cast-iron container full of gunpowder, called a petard, to blow up a castle gate, obstacle, or bridge
- The Curious Meaning of the Phrase ‘Hoist with One’s Own Petard’
The OED offers several different senses of this word in its entry for ‘petard’, but the earliest and chief meaning is: ‘A small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with powder, used to blow in a door, gate, etc , or to make a hole in a wall ’
- PETARD Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
PETARD definition: an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc See examples of petard used in a sentence
- Petard - definition of petard by The Free Dictionary
Hoist is the past participle of hoise, an earlier form of the verb hoist, "to be lifted up," while a petar or petard is a small bomb used in early modern warfare The phrase "hoist with his own petard" therefore means "to be blown up with his own bomb "
- PETARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
3 meanings: 1 (formerly) a device containing explosives used to breach a wall, doors, etc 2 → See hoist with one's own petard Click for more definitions
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