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How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?

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How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?

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My friend’s grandfather used to bet on horse racing all the time, and horses would go counterclockwise around the track no matter what track it was, so he’d say horsewise whenever he wanted to say counterclockwise.
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