coup de poing: Meaning and Definition of

coup de poing

Pronunciation: (Fr. kd pwan'), [key]
— pl. coups de poing
  1. (no longer in technical use) a Lower Paleolithic stone hand ax, pointed or ovate in shape and having sharp cutting edges.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.