Reply #26: You're not using ANY dictionary...

[BlooInBloo]

To verify this claim, I first went to a few dictionary sites to see the word with the usage I employed:

- http://dictionary.reference.com/search?db=dictionary&q=counter&num=100
- http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=define%3Acounter&btnG=Google+Search&num=100&aq=f
- http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counter%5B3%5D

That got to be mind-numbingly slow, so I sped things up by going to a dictionary-clearinghouse:

- http://www.onelook.com/?w=counter&ls=a

I then went thru the top ten sites it returned, to verify my usage was there:

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/counter_2?view=uk
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/counter?view=uk
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861600726
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861670938
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?dict=B&searchword=counter
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=17573&dict=CALD
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/counter-?rdfrom=Counter-
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Counter
http://www.yourdictionary.com/counter
http://www.wordsmyth.net/live/home.php?script=search&matchent=counter&matchtype=exact
http://www.wordsmyth.net/live/home.php?script=search&matchent=counter-&matchtype=exact
http://dictionary.infoplease.com/counter
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=counter-&r=66


Moreover, the etymology of my usage was #11:

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=counter


Finally, I threw in yahoo, just to close off that avenue:

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/counter;_ylt=Aljp1XWasD9YqGYmgnHd_06sgMMF



Conclusion: Show me the dictionary that does NOT have the usage I employed. English dictionary, natually. I would love to see this dictionary. I don't think one exists. I'm willing to bet a star for a DUer that there is no English dictionary lacking the word.