- coup de poing
- \\-|pwaⁿ\ noun
(plural coups de poing \\“\)
: a biface stone hand ax typical of the Abbevillian epoch
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Fr. /koohdeu pwaonn"/, pl. coups de poing Fr. /koohdeu pwaonn"/. Archaeol.(no longer in technical use) a Lower Paleolithic stone hand ax, pointed or ovate in shape and having sharp cutting edges.[1910-15; < F: lit., blow of the fist]* * *
coup de poing /də pwɛ̃/ noun1. A blow or punch with the fist2. A typical Old Stone Age axe, a roughly pointed piece of stone held in the hand• • •Main Entry: ↑coup* * *
coup de poing «KOO duh pwan», plural coups de poing «KOO duh pwan».a paleolithic core tool or hand ax.╂[< French coup de poing (literally) a blow with the fist]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.