An archaic spelling or variant of 'counter'; historically refers to a counting device or accounting surface.
An older spelling variant of counter, from Old French contor, derived from comte (count). Shows the evolution of English spelling as the language standardized.
This is a fantastic window into how English spelling was incredibly inconsistent until the 1600s-1700s—you'll see 'countour' in old documents where we'd write 'counter' today, showing how standardized spelling is actually quite new.
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