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Petar vs Petard - What's the difference?

petar | petard |

As nouns the difference between petar and petard

is that petar is obsolete form of lang=en while petard is a small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to blow a hole in a door or wall.

As a verb petard is

to attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.

petar

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • * Shakespeare
    • Hoist with his own petar .
    (Webster 1913) ----

    petard

    English

    (wikipedia petard)

    Alternative forms

    * pettard

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to blow a hole in a door or wall.
  • Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.
  • * (rfdate), Shakespeare, Hamlet
    • For tis the sport to haue the enginer / Hoist with his owne petar
  • A loud firecracker.

    • Derived terms

    * hoist by one's own petard

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.
  • *, I.56:
  • *:The souldier, if he but goe to besiege a cottage, to scale a castle, to rob a church, to pettard a gate, to force a religious house, or any villanous act, before he attempt it praieth to God for his assistance, though his intents and hopes be full-fraught with crueltie, murther, covetise, luxurie, sacrilege, and all iniquitie.

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