Countergage

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

  Countergage \Coun"ter*gage`\ (-g[=a]j`), n. (Carp.)
     An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring
     measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a
     mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made. --Knight.
     [1913 Webster]