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counterlath

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.

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noun

Meaning 2

Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths.

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noun

Meaning 3

Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for plastering.

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noun

Meaning 4

One of many laths used in preparing one side of a partition or framed wall, when the other side has been covered in and finished.

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verb

Meaning 5

To fit or supply with a counterlath.

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Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From counter- + lath.