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counter punch

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coun⋅ter⋅punch

[koun-ter-puhnch]
–noun
counterblow.

Origin:
1675–85; counter- + punch 1

coun⋅ter⋅blow

[koun-ter-bloh]
–noun
a blow given in return or retaliation, as in boxing.
Also called counterpunch.


Origin:
1625–35; counter- + blow 1
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