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rabbet
(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 ()
Origin: 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
See rabbet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- 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.
- A joint so made.
- To cut a rabbet in.
- To join by a rabbet.
To be joined by a rabbet.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English rabet
Origin: , from Old French rabat, recess in a wall, act of beating down
Origin: , from rabattre, to beat down again; see rebate1
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