coup de poing

American

[kood^uh-pwan] / kudəˈpwɛ̃ /

noun

Archaeology.

(no longer in technical use) a Lower Paleolithic stone hand ax, pointed or ovate in shape and having sharp cutting edges.

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Noun Inflected Forms

coups de poing

plural

Etymology

Origin of coup de poing

1910–15; < French: literally, blow of the fist

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coup de poing

Then there was a small coup de poing ax, rather low paleolithic, and a chipped implement of flint the shape of a slice of orange and about five inches along the straight edge.

From Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper

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