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Definition of Counterblows
1. counterblow [n] - See also: counterblow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterblows
Literary usage of Counterblows
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War by George Francis Robert Henderson (1898)
"... it was with difficulty that the fierce counterblows of the Federals were beaten
off. Jackson had been unable to participate in the conflict. ..."
2. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
"... French counterblows at Verdun had been checked, and the Germans were advancing
on both of the wings, clearing the way for their final attack by the ..."
3. Life and Times of Stein, Or, Germany and Prussia in the Napoleonic Age by John Robert Seeley (1879)
"... for he remained himself through all the fiery blows and counterblows of the
Baron in princely indifference like one of the gods of Epicurus. ..."
4. The New York Times Current History (1918)
"June 11—French deliver two counterblows in the centre and left of the Noyon-Mont-
didier line, drive Germans back between ..."
5. The History of the Jewish Church by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1882)
"... ita hopes and fears as that which was covered by the blows and counterblows
between Antiochus the Brilliant Madman and Judas the Hammer of the Heathen. ..."
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