countertime

noun — 2 senses

countertime

noun

/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌtaɪm/

Etymology From counter- + time. Compare contretemps.

1

Obsolete Opposition; resistance.

  • Let cheerfulneſs on happy Fortune wait, / And give not thus the Counter-time to Fate.1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, Act IV, page 56:
2

Equestrianism, Hobbies, Horses, Lifestyle, Pets, Sports Obsolete The resistance of a horse that interrupts its cadence and the measure of its manège, caused by bad horsemanship or the bad temper of the horse.

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