rabbet

  • 11rabbet — 1. noun 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. 2. verb To cut a rabbet in a piece of material …

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  • 12Rabbet — This unusual and intriguing surname is of early medieval English origin, and has two possible derivations, both from Old Germanic personal names. Firstly, Rabbatts can be a diminutive form of Rabb, which is a short, pet form of the male given… …

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  • 13rabbet —    A groove along the window edge on the back of a frame. It allows for the greater protection and shallower or deeper placement of glass, mat, picture, etc. It might be produced with such tools as a rabbet plane or a router …

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  • 14rabbet —   n. groove into which projection fits; frame against which door, etc., closes; v.t. cut such groove; join with a rabbet …

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  • 15Rabbet joint — Rabbet Rab bet, n. [See {Rabbet}, v., and cf. {Rebate}, n.] [1913 Webster] 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… …

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  • 16Rabbet plane — Rabbet Rab bet, n. [See {Rabbet}, v., and cf. {Rebate}, n.] [1913 Webster] 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… …

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  • 17rabbet joint — noun a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards • Hypernyms: ↑joint * * * noun Etymology: rabbet (I) : a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers see miter joint illustration * * * Carpentry. a joint between… …

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  • 18rabbet joint — noun See definition at rabbet …

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  • 19rabbet-joint — rabbˈet joint noun • • • Main Entry: ↑rabbet …

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  • 20rabbet — Synonyms and related words: ankle, articulate, articulation, batten, batten down, bezel, bolt, boundary, buckle, butt, button, canal, canalize, carve, cervix, chamfer, channel, chase, chink, chisel, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, closure, connecting …

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