rabbet
rabbet definition
rab·bet (rab′it)
noun
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)
Etymology: ME rabet < OFr rabat, rabbat, a beating down < rabattre: see rebate
transitive verb
- to cut a rabbet in
- to join by means of a rabbet
intransitive verb
to be joined by a rabbet
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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