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counts coup

counts coup is the third-person singular simple present indicative of count coup.

Meaning of count coup

Verb

count coup (third-person singular simple present counts coup, present participle counting coup, simple past and past participle counted coup)

  1. (US, historical, intransitive) To win prestige in battle by performing an act of bravery in the face of the enemy (such as touching him and escaping unharmed), a ritual of the Plains Indians of North America.
    • dǐ ki, v. t., to strike, to whip, to "count coup."[1873, Washington Matthews, “dǐ ki”, in Grammar and Dictionary of the Language of the Hidatsa (Minnetarees, Grosventres of the Missouri). With an Introductory Sketch of the Tribe (Shea’s Library of...

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What is counts coup the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Counts coup is the third-person singular simple present indicative of count coup.

Words near counts coup in the dictionary

  1. counts against
  2. counts angels on pinheads
  3. counts calories
  4. counts cards
  5. counts chickens
  6. counts coup
  7. counts down
  8. counts in
  9. counts noses
  10. counts off
  11. counts on

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