Thursday, December 27, 2018

"count coup : (intransitive, US, historical) To win prestige in battle by performing an act of..."

“count coup : (intransitive, US, historical) 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.”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/count_coup#English

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