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countermark

Countermark is a 11 letter word which starts with the letter C and ends with the letter K for which we found 3 definitions.

Definition
(n.) A mark or token added to those already existing in order to afford security or proof; as an additional or special mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons that it may not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to an ancient coin or medal to show either its change of value or that it was taken from an enemy.
(n.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark to disguise their age.
(v. t.) To apply a countermark to; as to countermark silverware; to countermark a horse's teeth.
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