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counterlath

counterlath noun: a batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.

Noun

counterlath (plural counterlaths)

  1. A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.
  2. Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths.
  3. 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. 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

counterlath (third-person singular simple present counterlaths, present participle counterlathing, simple past and past participle counterlathed)

  1. (transitive) To fit or supply with a counterlath.

Forms of counterlath

Noun
pluralcounterlaths
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterlaths
present participlecounterlathing
past participlecounterlathed
pastcounterlathed

Origin of counterlath

From counter- + lath.

Questions about counterlath

What does counterlath mean?
Counterlath means a batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.
What part of speech is counterlath?
Counterlath can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterlath?
The plural of counterlath is counterlaths.

Words near counterlath in the dictionary

  1. counterknowledge
  2. counterland
  3. counterlanguage
  4. counterlanguages
  5. counterlateral
  6. counterlath
  7. counterlathed
  8. counterlathing
  9. counterlaths
  10. counterlaw
  11. counterlaws

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