The Collaborative International Dictionary
Countertime
Countertime \Coun"ter*time`\ (-t?m`), n.
(Man.) The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the horse.
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Resistance; opposition. [Obs.]
Give not shus the countertime to fate.
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
countertime
n. 1 (context obsolete English) The resistance of a horse that interrupts its cadence and the measure of its manège, caused by bad horsemanship or the bad temper of the horse. 2 (context obsolete English) resistance; opposition
Usage examples of "countertime".
Under the bandshell the accordion player struggled with his instrument and slammed his boot on the boards in countertime and stepped back and the trumpet player came forward.