coup de poing

[ French kooduh-pwan ]

noun

, Archaeology.

, plural coups de poing [kood, uh, -, pwan].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of coup de poing¹

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

Example Sentences

Action coup de poing menée ce jour à la piscine Jean Bron.

From BBC

I mentioned something of this thought to the Captain, who was still gazing at the more intact of the two boats, and tapping a flint "Coup de poing" on the side of our gondola.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

J'ay veu le ministre et nostre curé s'entre battre è coup de poing sur le différend de la religion.

From Project Gutenberg