coup de main
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noun \-ˈmaⁿ\ plural coups de main \ˌkü-də-\
Definition of COUP DE MAIN
: a sudden attack in force
Examples of COUP DE MAIN
- <the Continental Army's attack on the British-Hessian encampment at Trenton, New Jersey, ranks as one of the most brilliant coups de main of the war>
Origin of COUP DE MAIN
French, literally, hand stroke
First Known Use: 1758
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