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counterfoil


coun·ter·foil

noun \-ˌfȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of COUNTERFOIL

: a detachable stub (as on a check or ticket) usually serving as a record or receipt
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First Known Use of COUNTERFOIL

1706

Rhymes with COUNTERFOIL

baby oil, castor oil, desert soil, drying oil, holy oil, linseed oil, mineral oil, olive oil, peanut oil, prairie soil, rapeseed oil, safflower oil, salad oil, soybean oil, supercoil, tick trefoil

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