Definition of
Rabbet
- (noun, artifact) a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
- (verb, contact) join with a rabbet joint
- (verb, contact) cut a rectangular groove into
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Synonyms of Rabbet
Alternate forms of Rabbet
Derivations: rabbet
Hypernyms: bring together, channel, cut out, groove, join
Origin of the word Rabbet
- 1382 (implied in rabbeting), from O.Fr. rabbat "a recess in a wall," lit. "a beating down," from rabattre "beat down, beat back" (see rebate). The verb is attested from 1565. more
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