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coup stick

[ koo ]

/ ku /

noun

a stick with which some North American Indian warriors sought to touch their enemies in battle as a sign of courage.

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Nearby words

coup de main, coup de maître, coup de poing, coup de théâtre, coup injury of brain, coup stick, coupe, couperin, couperin, françois, couperus, coupette

Origin of coup stick

First recorded in 1875–80

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