Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as counter-lode.

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Examples

  • Having refitted the ships and discharged all the Spanish prizes, except one caunter, in exchange for which the _Christopher_ was given to the owner, and one caravel, the squadron proceeded to the Cape de Verde Islands, and put into the harbour of Saint Mary's.

    Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • She was the caunter taken at Blanco, on which the name of _Christopher_ was bestowed when the vessel originally so-called was given to the prisoners.

    Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Having repaired and provisioned the ships, on the 3rd of June they set sail, steering southward, but anchored again in two days in a bay, where the caunter _Christopher_ was run on shore and her cargo removed.

    Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • While examining the coast, on May 8th, during another storm, the caunter was again separated from the fleet.

    Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

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