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Etymologic Game
Pick the answer that best fits the historical roots of the word. Your score will be give after Question 15.
Question
1
:
The expression
hoist on one`s own petard
means caught in one`s own trap. But what, exactly, is a
petard
?
A double-edge sword, from the French
A battering ram with an explosive device on the end, from the Greek meaning `natural expulsion of bodily gases`
A corruption of the German
Pfäaut;ndung
meaning `a seizure`
From the Yiddish
platke-macher
, a rumor-monger who enjoys creating suspicion or animosity among friends