coupstick

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noun

A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.

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Meanings

nouncoupstick (plural coupsticks)

plural coupsticks

  1. historicalA stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.

Origin

From coup + stick.

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APA

coupstick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coupstick

MLA

“coupstick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coupstick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coupstick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coupstick.

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