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counterlath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-lath
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.

noun

Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths.

noun

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

noun

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.

verb

To fit or supply with a counterlath.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From counter- + lath.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

counterlaths (plural) counterlaths (present, singular) counterlathing (participle, present) counterlathed (participle, past) counterlathed (past)

Questions

What does counterlath mean?
A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.
Where does counterlath come from?
From counter- + lath.

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