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Webster 1913 Edition

(kounˊt?r-b?f′)

Verb.

To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.

Dryden.

(koun′t?r-b?fˊ)

Noun.

A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil.

Verb.

[counter and buff.] To strike back or in an opposite direction; to drive back; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.