Meaning

1 senses
  1. A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint.

    Nutnaht, Falz

    шпу́нтšpúnt

More definitions
  • a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
channel, groove of recess in e.g. wood:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
channel, groove of recess in e.g. wood:

Origin

From Middle English rabeten, from Old French raboter, rabouter (“to thrust back”, verb), f

From Middle English rabeten, from Old French raboter, rabouter (“to thrust back”, verb), from Old French re- + boter, bouter. Doublet of rebut.

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Forms

plural: rabbets
Singularrabbet
Pluralrabbets

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together:rebate

See also

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