PETARDS

Noun

petards

plural of petard

Anagrams

• departs, detraps, drapest, drapets

Source: Wiktionary

PETARD

Pe*tard", n. Etym: [F. pétard, fr. péter to break wind, to crack, to explode, L. pedere, peditum.] (Mil.)

Definition: A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition