'Rabbet' definitions:
Definition of 'rabbet'
From: WordNet
noun
A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together [syn: rabbet, rebate]
verb
Join with a rabbet joint
verb
Cut a rectangular groove into
Definition of 'Rabbet'
From: GCIDE
- Rabbet \Rab"bet\ (r[a^]b"b[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rabbeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rabbeting.] [F. raboter to plane, plane down,rabot a plane; pref. re- re- + OF. abouter, aboter. See Abut, and cf. Rebut.]
- 1. To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rabbet'
From: GCIDE
- Rabbet \Rab"bet\, n. [See Rabbet, v., and cf. Rebate, n.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Carp.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Same as Rabbet joint, below. [1913 Webster]
- Rabbet joint (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers; -- called also rabbet.
- Rabbet plane, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet. --Moxon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'rabbet'
From: GCIDE
- Rabbet \Rab"bet\, n. [See Rabbet, v., and cf. Rebate, n.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Carp.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Same as Rabbet joint, below. [1913 Webster]
- Rabbet joint (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers; -- called also rabbet.
- Rabbet plane, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet. --Moxon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rabbet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ankle,
- articulate,
- articulation,
- batten,
- batten down,
- bezel,
- bolt,
- boundary,
- buckle,
- butt,
- button,
- canal,
- canalize,
- carve,
- cervix,
- chamfer,
- channel,
- chase,
- chink,
- chisel,
- clasp,
- cleat,
- clinch,
- clip,
- closure,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- corrugate,
- corrugation,
- coupling,
- crack,
- cranny,
- crimp,
- cut,
- dado,
- dike,
- ditch,
- dovetail,
- elbow,
- embrace,
- engrave,
- engraving,
- flute,
- fluting,
- furrow,
- gash,
- gliding joint,
- goffer,
- gouge,
- groove,
- gully,
- hasp,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- hitch,
- hook,
- incise,
- incision,
- interface,
- jam,
- join,
- joining,
- joint,
- juncture,
- knee,
- knuckle,
- latch,
- link,
- lock,
- microgroove,
- miter,
- mortise,
- nail,
- neck,
- peg,
- pin,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- pleat,
- plow,
- rifle,
- rifling,
- rivet,
- ruck,
- rut,
- scarf,
- score,
- scratch,
- screw,
- seam,
- sew,
- shoulder,
- skewer,
- slit,
- snap,
- staple,
- stick,
- stitch,
- streak,
- stria,
- striate,
- striation,
- sulcation,
- sulcus,
- suture,
- symphysis,
- tack,
- tie rod,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- trench,
- trough,
- union,
- wedge,
- weld,
- well-worn groove,
- wrinkle,
- wrist,
- zipper