rabbet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rabbet	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for rabbet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rabbet n a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together [syn: rabbet, rebate] v join with a rabbet joint cut a rectangular groove into
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rabbet \Rab"bet\, 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. 2. To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rabbet \Rab"bet\, n. [See {Rabbet} v., and cf. {Rebate}, n.] 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. 2. Same as Rabbet joint, below. {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.