Definitions of rabbet in English
noun
(1) A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
verb
(1) Join with a rabbet joint,cut a rectangualr groove into
(2) Join with a rabbet joint
(3) Cut a rectangualr groove into
Examples of rabbet in English
(1) It would be a mistake to rabbet the edge first: the fence would have no surface to guide it for subsequent cuts.
(2) A rabbet joint
(3) A neater and stronger solution was to rabbet the drawer sides to accept both the drawer bottom and the runners.
(4) Of course, the miter and lap could be made by rabbeting and making the 45 degree cut with a shoulder plane.
(5) Imagine getting a door slab, an unassembled door jamb, hinges and door hardware and having to do all the mortising, drilling, rabbeting on site.
synonyms of rabbet
rebate
