rabbet [rab-it] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for rabbet on Thesaurus.com 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 Related formsun·rab·bet·ed, adjectiveCan be confusedrabbet rabbit rarebit rebate Related Words for rabbet laceration, wound, trench, shave, slice, rip, slash, carve, curtail, divide, gash, cut, indent, incision, scratch, indenture, gap, nick, score, cleft Examples from the Web for rabbet Historical Examples of rabbet
It also fits into a rabbet on the upper back side of the shelf.
William Noyes
In an end-lap joint on rabbeted pieces the joint must be adapted to the rabbet.
William Noyes
Set the fence and the stop at the desired width and depth of the rabbet.
William Noyes
The rabbet should therefore be plowed before the joint is made.
William Noyes
The sinking a rabbet in the dead-wood, wherein the heels of the timbers rest.
William Henry Smyth
British Dictionary definitions for rabbet rabbet rebate 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 Word Origin and History for rabbet n.
“rectangular groove cut out of the edge of a piece of wood or stone so that it may join by lapping with others,” late 14c., from Old French rabat “a recess in a wall, a lower section,” literally “a beating down,” a back-formation from rabattre “to beat down, beat back” (see rebate (v.)). The verb is attested from mid-15c. (implied in rabetynge).