Definition of rabbet Rabbet

rab•bet

We found 12 definitions of rabbet from 6 different sources.

What does rabbet mean?

Noun Plural: rabbets
rabbet - a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
		rebate
		groove, channel (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
Verb rabbets, rabbetting, rabbet
rabbet - cut a rectangular groove into
		cut out cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out"
rabbet - join with a rabbet joint
		bring together, join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

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rabbet (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.
rabbet (Verb)
To cut a rabbet in a piece of material.

rabbet (v. t.)
To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet.
rabbet (v. t.)
To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint.
rabbet (n.)
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.
rabbet (n.)
Same as Rabbet joint, below.

rabbet
rab′et, n. a groove cut in the edge of a plank so that another may fit into it.—v.t. to groove a plank thus.—ns. Rabb′eting-machine′, -plane, -saw, for ploughing and cutting grooves; Rabb′et-joint, a joint formed by fitting together timber with rabbets. [O. Fr. raboter, to plane—rabouter—re-, again, aboter, abouter, to thrust against.]

rabbet
An angular incision cut longitudinally in a piece of timber, to receive the ends of a number of planks, to be securely fastened therein. Thus the ends of the lower planks of a ship's bottom terminate upon the stem afore, and on the stern-post abaft. The surface of the garboard streak, whose edge is let into the keel, is in the same manner level with the side of the keel at the extremities of the vessel. They are therefore termed stem, stern, or keel rabbets.

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