What is any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check. The system of checks and counterchecks. J. H. Newton called?
countercheck — 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 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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