Counterscale

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    counterbalance obsolete, uncountable

    "cast New-Inn in counterscale with Christ-Church College"

Example

More examples

"cast New-Inn in counterscale with Christ-Church College"

Etymology

From counter- + scale, as if balancing one scale against another.

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