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coup de grace

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coup de grâce  (k d gräs)
n. pl. coups de grâce (k)
1. A deathblow delivered to end the misery of a mortally wounded victim.
2. A finishing stroke or decisive event.
[French : coup, stroke + de, of + grâce, mercy.]
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Noun1.coup de grace - the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
deathblow
kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life
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After we had rowed, or rather driven about a league and a half, as we reckoned it, a raging wave, mountain-like, came rolling astern of us, and plainly bade us expect the COUP DE GRACE.
Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context
Could it be the champion himself who had received the coup de grace in his cups?
A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context
Time and again each scored a point and brought blood to his opponent's copper hide until both were red with gore; but neither seemed able to administer the coup de grace.
The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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