Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for coup stick. Search instead for soup stock.

coup stick

American  
[koo] / ku /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of coup stick

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

For example, a man used "please" when asking his spouse to make soup stock, knowing she was busy washing baby bottles.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

Moreover, they also tested a new culture medium based on bonito stock, a soup stock extracted from Katsuobushi, a traditional Japanese dish made from smoked bonito fish.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024

Campbell Soup, for example, left Russia this year because of soft sales on four flavors of soup stock sold in pouches.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2011

If you don’t happen to live next to a reliable old-school butcher, you may find yourself greatly needing to quarter a pheasant or take marrow bones down for soup stock.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2010

As I shall begin with soup stock, you will take your receipt for that.

From A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery by Corson, Juliet

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "coup stick" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com