COUNTERLATH

COUNTERLATH Coun "ter *lath `, n. (Building ) (a ) A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a bearing for laths laid crosswise. (b ) Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths. (c ) Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for plastering. (d ) One of many laths used in preparing one side of a partition or framed wall, when the other side has been covered in and finished.