Defn: To wait or watch for; to be on guard against. [Obs.] Chaucer.
COUNTERWEIGH
Coun`ter*weigh" (-w"), v. t.
Defn: To weigh against; to counterbalance.
COUNTER WEIGHT
Coun"ter *weight` (-wt`), n.
Defn: A counterpoise.
COUNTERWHEEL
Coun`ter*wheel" (-hwl"), v. t. (Mil.)
Defn: To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction.
COUNTERWORK
Coun`ter*work" (-wrk"), v. t.
Defn: To work in oppositeion to; to counteract.
That counterworksh folly and caprice. Pope.
COUNTESS
Count"ess (kount"s), n.; pl. Countesses (-. Etym: [F. comtesse. See
Count a nobleman.]