- A mark or token added to those already existing, in
order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark
put upon a package of goods belonging to several persons, that it may
not be opened except in the presence of all; a mark added to that of an
artificer of gold or silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London,
to attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark added to
an ancient coin or medal, to show either its change of value or that it
was taken from an enemy. - An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that
have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age. - To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark
silverware; to countermark a horse's teeth.
- Drill operator who fills holes and removes plaque - He always looks down in the mouth at work - Root-canal expert - Tooth doctor - Tooth expert - Tooth puller - One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair
natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental
surgeon.