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noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a return blow; a retaliatory blow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: blow
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *bhel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh1- Proto-Indo-European *bhleh1-der. Proto-Germanic *blēaną Proto-West Germanic *blāan Old English blāwan Middle English blowen English blow English counterblow From counter- + blow.
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