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A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as,
counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a. |
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One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a
reckoner. |
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A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in
reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc. |
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Money; coin; -- used in contempt. |
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A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London. |
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A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine,
printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the
revolutions or the pulsations. |
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A table or board on which money is counted and over
which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which
goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are
weighed or measured. |
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Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction;
contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go. |
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In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a
hound that runs counter. |
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At or against the front or face. |
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Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;
antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter
poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. |
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The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line
to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. |
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Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under
part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as
equivalent to counter tenor. |
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The breast, or that part of a horse between the
shoulders and under the neck. |
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The back leather or heel part of a boot. |
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An encounter. |
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To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. |
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