Anagrams of: COUNTERPUNCHES

• a return punch (especially by a boxer)

• a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers

• (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed

• a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms

• To punch harder or better than.

• A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.

• A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.

• A walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground, also called duck boards, bog boards, or bog bridge.

• A short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.

• A cask used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.

• a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers

• a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms

• The portion of a wall exposed by an opening in a wall such as a window or door frame, when the window frame does not conceal the entire width of the wall.

• A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.

• A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud.

• A walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground, also called duck boards, bog boards, or bog bridge.

• A short low bridge of similar construction. Also called puncheon bridge.

• A cask used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.