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noun

Rabbet n.

(Carp.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate.

Same as Rabbet joint, below.

Rabbet joint (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers; called also rabbet.

Rabbet plane, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet.

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Etymology of 'Rabbet'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rabbet" Quotes from Famous Books

... of these Glossographists would oblige the World with a Folio Treatise or two, on the Word Rabbet: We shall then know whether it is to be spelt with an e, or an i. For, to the Shame of the English Tongue and this learned Age, our most eminent Physicians, Surgeons, Anatomists and Men Midwives, have all been to seek in ...

— A Learned Dissertation on Dumpling (1726) • Anonymous

Words linked to "Rabbet" : channel, cut out, rabbet plane, bring together