counterpin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of counterpin
Alteration, by folk etymology, of counterpane
Example Sentences
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Now, I could jest lie down, kiver myself with this here soft counterpin, and do my doss like a prince.
From Sir Hilton's Sin by Fenn, George Manville
A government that lays as light on 'em as a down counterpin, and no taxes.
From The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
That 'ere counterpin, darter," said the old woman, "I worked with these here old hands.
From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)
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