plural of petardeer

(historical) A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall. / Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense. / (rare) A loud firecracker.

(now rare, archaic) To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.

plural of petard

Alternative form of petardier

simple past tense and past participle of petard

present participle of petard

(idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".

Alternative form of hoist by one's own petard

Alternative form of hoist by one's own petard