coup de poing
[ French kooduh pwan ]
/ French kudə ˈpwɛ̃ /
noun, plural coups de poing [French kooduh pwan] /French kudə ˈpwɛ̃/. Archaeology.
(no longer in technical use) a Lower Paleolithic stone hand ax, pointed or ovate in shape and having sharp cutting edges.
Origin of coup de poing
1910–15; < French: literally, blow of the fist
Words nearby coup de poing
coup d'état,
coup de foudre,
coup de grâce,
coup de main,
coup de maître,
coup de poing,
coup de théâtre,
coup injury of brain,
coup stick,
coupe,
couperin