Coup-de-poing


[French kooduh pwan] /French kudə ˈpwɛ̃/

noun, plural coups de poing
[French kooduh pwan] /French kudə ˈpwɛ̃/ (Show IPA). Archaeology.
1.
(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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