Coup de Grace (The Plasmatics album)
WordNet

noun


(1)   The blow that kills (usually mercifully)
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Etymology


Late 17th century, from . Originally referring to a merciful stroke putting a fatally wounded person out of misery or to the shot delivered to the head of a prisoner after facing a firing squad.

Noun



  1. A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal.
 
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