a device contrived to hurt another person; boobytrap; an explosive contraption used in warfare to blow in a door or form a breach in a wall.
to "hoist by one's own petard" means you have been hurt or caught by the very device that you intended to hurt someone else. This phrase is often used mockingly, as if to say that you stepped in your own mess.
by Dr. Dave January 07, 2004
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A nasty and insulting word for members of PETA, an animal-rights terrorist organization. They are usually destroying property or protesting at McDonalds.
by weirdgirl June 18, 2003
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Those PETArds are protesting outside the Outback Steakhouse again. Should I dump the T-bones on them, boss?
by SiliconHero April 25, 2003
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Medieval demolition. Set down by people, and then the person runs. In many cases, the person may fail to run, therefore they have been "blown away by their own petard", which is also a common saying.
by Steaver370 July 30, 2004
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by Marianne January 18, 2004
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Following the meal, the queen produced a series of dainty petards, all discreetly ignored by her tablemates.
by Jerrod Mason February 07, 2004
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1. Someone who has become borderline retarded because they smoked way too much Pot.
2. A dumb Pothead.
1. Someone who has become borderline retarded because they smoked way too much Pot.
2. A dumb Pothead.
by DonnieLee August 14, 2006
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