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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
2. 2
   An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.

Verb

1. 1
   To apply a countermark to. transitive

   "to countermark silverware"

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

From counter- + mark.

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