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Definition of petard noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

petard

noun
 
/pəˈtɑːd/
 
/pəˈtɑːrd/
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French pétard, from péter ‘break wind’.
Idioms
be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard
  1. to be hurt or to have problems as a result of your own plans to hurt or trick others
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