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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COUNTERSUNK
COUNTERSUNK
Coun "
ter
*
sunk
` (-snk `), p. p. & a.
from
Countersink.
1.
Chamfered
at
the
top;
--
said
of
a
hole.
2.
Sunk
into
a
chamfer;
as,
a
countersunk
bolt.
3.
Beveled
on
the
lower
side,
so
as
to
fit
a
chamfered
countersink;
as,
a
countersunk
nailhead.