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Countercheck
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
2. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check. The system of checks and counterchecks. J. H. Newton.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.