COUNTERIRRITANT; COUNTERIRRITATION
Coun"ter*ir`ri*tant (-r"r-tant), n., Coun"ter*ir`ri*ta"tion, n.
Defn: See Counter irritant, etc., under Counter, a.
COUNTERIRRITATE
Coun"ter*ir"ri*tate (koun"tr-r"r-tt), v. t. (Med.)
Defn: To produce counter irritation in; to treat with one morbid process for the purpose of curing another.
COUNTERJUMPER
Coun"ter*jump`er (koun"tr-jmp`r), n.
Defn: A salesman in a shop; a shopman; — used contemtuously. [Slang]
COUNTERLATH Coun"ter*lath`, n. (Building) (a) A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a bearing for laths laid crosswise. (b) Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths. (c) Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for plastering. (d) One of many laths used in preparing one side of a partition or framed wall, when the other side has been covered in and finished.
COUNTERMAN
Coun"ter*man (koun"tr-man), n.; pl. Countermen (-men).
Defn: A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods.
[Eng.]
COUNTERMAND Coun`ter*mand" (koun`tr-mnd"), v. t. [imp & p. p. Countermanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Countermanding.] Etym: [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. Mandate.]