Defn: The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the horse.
2. Resistance; opposition. [Obs.] Give not shus the countertime to fate. Dryden.
COUNTERTRIPPANT
Coun"ter*trip`pant (-trp`pant), a. (Her.)
Defn: Trippant in opposite directions. See Trippant.
COUNTERTRIPPING
Coun"ter*trip`ping (-trp`png), a. (Her.)
Defn: Same as Countertrippant.
COUNTERTURN
Coun"ter*turn` (-t, n.
Defn: The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties. Dryden.
COUNTERVAIL Coun`ter*vail" (koun`tr-vl"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countervailed (- vld); p. pr. & vb. n. Countervailing.] Etym: [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) + valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See Vallant.]
Defn: To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate. Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it. L'Estrange.