countersway

countersway
noun
Etymology: counter- + sway
obsolete : force in an opposite direction

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  • Countersway — Coun ter*sway ( sw[=a] ), n. A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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