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::—''Hamlet'', III, iv }} | ::—''Hamlet'', III, iv }} | ||
{{dpn|/pɛˈtɑːd/|n|}}A small bomb, comprising a box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall. | {{dpn|/pɛˈtɑːd/|n|}}A small bomb, comprising a box filled with powder, used to blast down a door or to make a hole in a wall. A squib; a firecracker. (''From the French pétard''). | ||
A squib; a firecracker. | |||
Hence, ''to be hoist''<ref>Note: “hoist” here means to be thrown into the air, rather than raised by some kind of winch.</ref> ''by one’s own ~'': to blow oneself up. Something that financial institutions are periodically prone: if a little bomb goes off on your balance-sheeet will frighten the bejesus out of the financial analyst community and may cause a bank run. | Hence, ''to be hoist''<ref>Note: “hoist” here means to be thrown into the air, rather than raised by some kind of winch.</ref> ''by one’s own ~'': to blow oneself up. Something that financial institutions are periodically prone: if a little bomb goes off on your balance-sheeet will frighten the bejesus out of the financial analyst community and may cause a bank run. | ||