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petarded

petarded is the simple past and past participle of petard.

Meaning of petard

Verb

petard (third-person singular simple present petards, present participle petarding, simple past and past participle petarded)

  1. (archaic) To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.
    • The Souldier, if he but go to beſiege a cottage, to ſcale a Caſtle, to robbe a Church, to Pettard [translating petarder] a gate, to force a religious houſe, or any villenous act, before he attempt-it, praieth to God for his aſſiſtance, though his intents and hopes be full-fraught with crueltie...1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Of Praiers and Orisons”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 176

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Questions about petarded

What is petarded the simple past and past participle of?
Petarded is the simple past and past participle of petard.

Words near petarded in the dictionary

  1. petar
  2. petara
  3. petaras
  4. petarasite
  5. petard
  6. petarded
  7. petardeer
  8. petardeers
  9. petardier
  10. petardiers
  11. petarding

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