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Webster 1913 Edition


Rabbet

Rab′bet

(răb′bĕt)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rabbeted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Rabbeting
.]
[F.
raboter
to plane, plane down,
rabot
a plane; pref.
re-
re- + OF.
abouter
,
aboter
. See
Abut
, and cf.
Rebut
.]
1.
To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet.
2.
To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint.

Rab′bet

,
Noun.
[See
Rabbet
,
Verb.
, and cf.
Rebate
,
Noun.
]
1.
(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.
2.
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.
Moxon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Rabbet

RAB'BET

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To pare down the edge of a board or other piece of timber, for the purpose of receiving the edge of another piece by lapping and thus uniting the two.
2.
To lap and unite the edges of boards, &c. In ship carpentry, to let the edge of a plank into the keel.

RAB'BET

,
Noun.
A cut on the side of a board, &c. to fit it to another by lapping; a joint made by lapping boards, &c.

Definition 2024


rabbet

rabbet

English

Noun

rabbet (plural rabbets)

  1. A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint.
A rabbet (rebate) for joining wood

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Verb

rabbet (third-person singular simple present rabbets, present participle rabbeting, simple past and past participle rabbeted)

  1. (transitive) To cut a rabbet in a piece of material.

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