Counterchanging

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[~e]r*ch[=a]nj), v. t.
     [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Counterchanging}.]
     1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to
        exchange.
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     2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.
        See {Counterchaged}, a., 2.
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              Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor
              Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright. --Tennyson.
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