A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical orcylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank,to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges,etc. It has been superseded.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/16188/petardRSS for NodeMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:38:51 GMTWed, 22 Mar 2017 02:37:16 GMT60The French word for a [rectal] [zephyr] fart. Origin Latin pedere, to [break wind].

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/257029https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/257029Wed, 01 Jul 2020 06:00:05 GMTA small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/197450https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/197450Fri, 03 May 2019 17:30:06 GMTMedieval demolition. Set down by people, and then the person runs. In many cases, the person may fail to run, therefore they have been blown

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/54480https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/54480Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:07:25 GMTa device contrived to hurt another person; boobytrap; an explosive contraption used in warfare to blow in a door or form a breach in a wall.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/54479https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/54479Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:05:03 GMTDerogatory term for one who belongs to [PETA]. See also [terrorist].

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/54478https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/54478Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:07:25 GMTA nasty and insulting word for members of PETA, an animal-rights terrorist organization. They are usually destroying property or protesting at McDonalds.

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