rabbet
[ rab-it ]
/ ˈræb ɪt /
noun
a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
a broad groove let into the surface of a board or the like; dado.
verb (used with object), rab·bet·ed, rab·bet·ing.
to cut a rabbet in (a board or the like).
to join (boards or the like) by means of a rabbet or rabbets.
verb (used without object), rab·bet·ed, rab·bet·ing.
to join by a rabbet (usually followed by on or over).
Also
rebate.
Origin of rabbet
1350–1400; Middle English
rabet < Old French
rabat, derivative of
rabattre to beat back, beat down; see
rebate1
OTHER WORDS FROM rabbet
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British Dictionary definitions for rabbeting
rabbet
rebate
/ (ˈræbɪt) /
noun
a recess, groove, or step, usually of rectangular section, cut into a surface or along the edge of a piece of timber to receive a mating piece
a joint made between two pieces of timber using a rabbet
verb (tr)
to cut or form a rabbet in (timber)
to join (pieces of timber) using a rabbet
Word Origin for rabbet
C15: from Old French
rabattre to beat down
Medical definitions for rabbeting
rabbeting
[ răb′ĭ-tĭng ]
n.
The making of congruous stepwise cuts on apposing bone surfaces for firmly holding together a fractured bone.