counterlath

noun, verb — 5 senses

counterlath

noun

Etymology From counter- + lath.

1

Business, Construction, Manufacturing A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.

2

Business, Construction, Manufacturing Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths.

3

Business, Construction, Manufacturing Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for plastering.

4

Business, Construction, Manufacturing 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.

counterlath

verb

Etymology From counter- + lath.

1

Business, Construction, Manufacturing To fit or supply with a counterlath.

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