Talk:hoist by one's own petard

These definitions are not accurate. the term "hoist by his own petard" refers to being raised by your own gastronomical gasses! In essence, raised up by his own farts! Petard refers to flatulence.


 * The French term derives from a word meaning, but  itself refers to an explosive device.  See also   ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 19:08, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

incomprehensible usage notes
Especially the beginning, especially "other usage" here:

In the US, the forms in "hoisted" are about as common as the forms in "hoist", in contrast to other usage of the past and past participle in which "hoisted" is fifteen times more common. --Espoo (talk) 10:09, 13 August 2020 (UTC)