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Grammar : Verb
Spell : rab-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræb ɪt



Definition of rabbeted

Origin :
  • "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).
  • As in indent : verb make a space; push in slightly
  • As in cut : verb sever, chop with sharp instrument; incise
  • As in hollow : verb empty out; make concave
Example sentences :
  • In an end-lap joint on rabbeted pieces the joint must be adapted to the rabbet.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
  • If the ends of the front are to be rabbeted (see above), do this next.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
  • The side pieces are also rabbeted for the glass and the posts have grooves 1/2 in.
  • Extract from : « Mission Furniture » by H. H. Windsor
  • They are rabbeted on the inside for the glass and are finished on all sides.
  • Extract from : « Mission Furniture » by H. H. Windsor
  • The end rails should be rabbeted on the inside for the latticework and the glass.
  • Extract from : « Mission Furniture » by H. H. Windsor
  • The frames should be rabbeted on the inside for the latticework and the glass.
  • Extract from : « Mission Furniture » by H. H. Windsor
  • The posts should be rabbeted down to their middles to a depth of 3/8 in.
  • Extract from : « Mission Furniture » by H. H. Windsor
  • The back rails should, in addition, be rabbeted for the back board as shown.
  • Extract from : « Mission Furniture » by H. H. Windsor
  • The three external plankings as well as the lining are all rabbeted into the stem.
  • Extract from : « The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Roald Amundsen
  • At the top ends they are rabbeted as shown, and wired to the top frame.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry and Woodwork » by Edwin W. Foster

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