Coun`ter*check" (koun`t?r-ch?k"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterchecked (-ch?ckt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchecking.]
To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.
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Coun"ter*check` (koun"t?r-ch?k`), 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.
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