petard

  1. Noun.  (historical) A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to blow a hole in a door or wall.
  2. Noun.  Anything potentially explosive, in a non-literal sense.
  3. Noun.  (context, now) A loud firecracker.
  4. Verb.  (context, now) To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.

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