Counterpoising

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

  Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t.
     [imp. & p. p. {Counterpoised} (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Counterpoising}.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F.
     contrepeser. See {Counter}, adv., and {Poise}, v. t. ]
     1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to
        balance the weight of; to counterbalance.


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              Weights, counterpoising one another.  --Sir K.
                                                    Digby.
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     2. To act against with equal power; to balance.
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              So many freeholders of English will be able to beard
              and counterpoise the rest.            --Spenser.
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