Definition of counterlath:
(n) :
A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.
(n) :
Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for plastering.
(n) :
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.
(n) :
Any lath laid without actual measurement between two gauged laths.
(v) :
(transitive) To fit or supply with a counterlath.