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PETARD (Fr. petard, peter, to make a slight explosion)

PETARD (Fr. petard, See also:
PETER
PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
PETER (PEDRO)
PETER, EPISTLES OF
PETER, ST
peter, to make a slight See also:
EXPLOSION
explosion) , a See also:

DEVICE

device formerly used by military See also:

ENGINEERS, MILITARY

engineers for blowing in a See also:

GATE

gate or other barrier . It consisted of a small See also:

metal or wooden See also:

case, usually of See also:

SUGAR

sugar-See also:

LOAF

loaf shape, containing a See also:

charge of See also:

POWDER (through O. Fr. puldre, modern poudre, from Lat. pulvis, pulveris, dust)

powder and fired by a fuse .

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