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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 285 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PETARD (Fr. petard,
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peter, to make a slight
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explosion)  , a
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device formerly used by military
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engineers for blowing in a
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gate or other barrier . It consisted of a small
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metal or wooden
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case, usually of
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sugar-
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loaf shape, containing a
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charge of
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powder and fired by a fuse .

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