COUNTERCHECKED

Verb

counterchecked

simple past tense and past participle of countercheck

Source: Wiktionary


COUNTERCHECK

Coun`ter*check" (koun`tr-chk"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterchecked (- chckt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchecking.]

Definition: To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.

Coun"ter*check` (koun"tr-chk`), 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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