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Antonyms for rabbeted
| 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
- 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
Synonyms for rabbeted
- amputate
- bash
- behead
- bisect
- bite
- carve
- cave in
- channel
- chase
- chine
- chip
- chisel
- cleave
- clip
- corrugate
- crop
- curtail
- cut
- decussate
- dent
- depress
- dice
- dig
- dint
- dish
- dispatch
- dissect
- dissever
- ditch
- divide
- excavate
- facet
- fell
- flitch
- furrow
- gash
- gorge
- groove
- guillotine
- hack
- hash
- hew
- hollow
- indent
- intersect
- jag
- lacerate
- lay open
- level
- lop
- mark
- massacre
- mince
- mow
- mow down
- nick
- notch
- part
- penetrate
- perforate
- pierce
- pink
- pit
- prune
- puncture
- quarter
- rabbet
- raze
- reap
- remove
- rend
- rip
- rive
- rut
- saber
- saw
- scallop
- scarify
- scissor
- scoop
- score
- scythe
- separate
- serrate
- shave
- shear
- shovel
- sickle
- skive
- slash
- slaughter
- slay
- slice
- slit
- sliver
- snip
- trench
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