Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Counter-couchant /(koun"tẽr*kouch"ant)/ · Coun·ter-couch·ant · IPA 01 a. Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms. 1. Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms.(Her.)