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Definition of: rabbet
(rab′it) noun
1. A recess or groove in or near the edge of one piece of wood or other material to receive the edge of another piece.
2. A joint so made.
3. A rabbet plane.
—v. ·bet·ed, ·bet·ing v.t.
1. To cut a rectangular groove in.
2. To unite in a rabbet.
—v.i.
3. To be jointed by a rabbet. Also spelled rebate. ♦ Homophone: rabbit. [<OF rabat <rabattre beat down. See REBATE.]
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