Thesaurus: rabbet

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1. v. t. To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet.
2. v. t. To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint.
3. n. 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.
4. n. Same as Rabbet joint, below.
5. n. a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
6. v. join with a rabbet joint
7. v. cut a rectangular groove into
8. 1. To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet. 2. To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint. 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.
9. n:100 n. a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together v. join with a rabbet joint v. cut a rectangular groove into