1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Petard
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PETARD (Fr. pétard, péter, to make a slight explosion), a device formerly used by military engineers for blowing in a gate or other barrier. It consisted of a small metal or wooden case, usually of sugar-loaf shape, containing a charge of powder and fired by a fuse.
