rabbet
1 of 2noun
rab·bet ˈra-bət 
: a channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a surface
especially : one intended to receive another member (such as a panel)
rabbet
2 of 2verb
rabbeted; rabbeting; rabbets
transitive verb
1
: to unite the edges of in a rabbet joint
2
: to cut a rabbet in
intransitive verb
: to become joined by a rabbet
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Shara Mccuiston, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2021 Join all base parts and rout the rabbet for the screen; staple the screen in place. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2021 Run the board through on each side to create the rabbet on both the top and the bottom. Shara Mccuiston, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2021 Double check your plywood fits into this rabbet and repeat any cuts as needed to adjust. Shara Mccuiston, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2021 Cut a matching rabbet on one end of each table support to fabricate a half-lap joint [5]. Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2021 On the other end of each table upright, use a table saw with a dado stack to cut a rabbet ¾ in. Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2021 Use dado blades in the table saw to cut a 1/4-inch-wide x 1/2-inch-deep rabbet in the strip's edge. Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020 Square the corners of the rabbet by carefully chopping down with a sharp chisel, and then glue in the bottom. Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2020 David Kaleko, Popular Science, 27 Jan. 2020 Crosscut the lid to 12 inches to remove any roughness on the ends created by rabbeting. Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2018 See More
Noun
Before cutting the shelf pieces to their exact lengths, cut a notch, or rabbet, into the top and bottom of the 2x4 to accommodate your plywood—that’s 1⁄4-in. Shara Mccuiston, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2021 Join all base parts and rout the rabbet for the screen; staple the screen in place. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2021 Run the board through on each side to create the rabbet on both the top and the bottom. Shara Mccuiston, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2021 Double check your plywood fits into this rabbet and repeat any cuts as needed to adjust. Shara Mccuiston, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2021 Cut a matching rabbet on one end of each table support to fabricate a half-lap joint [5]. Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2021 On the other end of each table upright, use a table saw with a dado stack to cut a rabbet ¾ in. Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2021 Use dado blades in the table saw to cut a 1/4-inch-wide x 1/2-inch-deep rabbet in the strip's edge. Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020 Square the corners of the rabbet by carefully chopping down with a sharp chisel, and then glue in the bottom. Richard Romanski, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2020 Verb
Start by cutting the dados and rabbets slightly too narrow and testing the fit. David Kaleko, Popular Science, 27 Jan. 2020 Crosscut the lid to 12 inches to remove any roughness on the ends created by rabbeting. Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English rabet, perhaps from Middle French rabat act of forcing down, from Old French rabattre to force down, fold over, reduce — more at rebate
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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