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coup de main

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coup de main

[kooduh man]
–noun plural coups de main [kooduh man] . French.
a surprise attack; a sudden development.

Origin:
lit., blow from the hand
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coup de main   (kōō' də māɴ')   
n.   pl. coups de main (kōō')
A sudden action undertaken to surprise an enemy.

[French : coup, stroke, blow + de, of + main, hand.]
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