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| rab·bet [ rábbət ] |
noun (plural rab·bets) |
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groove cut for wood joint: a groove or step cut along the length of the edge of a piece of wood that is to be joined to another with a corresponding tongue or ledge cut into it
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transitive verb (past and past participle rab·bet·ed, present participle rab·bet·ing, 3rd person present singular rab·bets) |
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1. cut rabbet in something: to cut a rabbet in a piece of wood
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2. join edges with rabbet: to join two pieces of wood at their edges by means of a rabbet
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| [15th century. < Old French rab(b)at "recess" < rabattre (see rebate1)] |
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