Rabbet
Rabbet (rab"bet) , transitive verb
[French raboter to plane, plane down,rabot a plane; pref. re- re- + Old French abouter, aboter. See Abut, and compare Rebut.]
1.
To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet.
2.
To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint.
Rabbet , noun
[See Rabbet, v., and compare Rebate, n.]
1.
(Carpentry) 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.
Collocations (2)
Rabbet joint (Carpentry) , a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers; -- called also rabbet.
Rabbet plane , a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet. — Moxon