/
pɪˈtɑːd/
n.
 historical a small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with powder. 
▸a kind of firework that explodes with a sharp report.
Phrase
- hoist with 
(or by)
 one's own petard
 having one's schemes against others backfiring on one.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. pétard, from péter ‘break wind’.