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Webster 1913 Edition


Countersway

Coun′ter-swayˊ

(-swāˊ)
,
Noun.
A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
[Obs.]
A
countersway
of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Countersway

COUNTERSWAY

,
Noun.
Contrary sway; opposite influence.

Definition 2024


countersway

countersway

English

Noun

countersway (plural countersways)

  1. (obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
    A countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance. Milton.