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Rabbet

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Noun

1. rabbet, rebate

a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together

Verb

2. rabbet

join with a rabbet joint

3. rabbet

cut a rectangular groove into

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rabbet

see synonyms of rabbet
noun
1. 
a recess, groove, or step, usually of rectangular section, cut into a surface or along the edge of a piece of timber to receive a mating piece
2. 
a joint made between two pieces of timber using a rabbet
verb (transitive)
3. 
to cut or form a rabbet in (timber)
4. 
to join (pieces of timber) using a rabbet

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Rabbet

see synonyms of rabbet
noun
1. 
a groove or recess cut in the edge of a board, plank, etc. in such a way that another piece may be fitted into it to form a joint (rabbet joint)
verb transitive
2. 
to cut a rabbet in
3. 
to join by means of a rabbet
verb intransitive
4. 
to be joined by a rabbet

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rabbet

see synonyms of rabbet
n.
1. A cut or groove along or near the edge of a piece of wood that allows another piece to fit into it to form a joint.
2. A joint so made.
v. rab·bet·ed, rab·bet·ing, rab·bets also re·bat·ed or re·bat·ing or re·bates
v.tr.
1. To cut a rabbet in.
2. To join by a rabbet.
v.intr.
To be joined by a rabbet.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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