Counterlath

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

  Counterlath \Coun"ter*lath`\, n. (Building)
     (a) A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a
         bearing for laths laid crosswise.
     (b) Any lath laid without actual measurement between two
         gauged laths.
     (c) Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise


         the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for
         plastering.
     (d) One of many laths used in preparing one side of a
         partition or framed wall, when the other side has been
         covered in and finished.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]