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counterblow

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coun⋅ter⋅blow

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

Origin:
1625–35; counter- + blow 1
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coun·ter·blow   (koun'tər-blō')   
n.  A blow delivered in return.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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