rabbet

Definitions


[ˈrabɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece; a rebate
(e.g: a rabbet joint)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French rabbat ‘abatement, recess’


[ˈrabɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a rebate in (a piece of wood)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French rabbat ‘abatement, recess’




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