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单词 rabbet
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Definition of rabbet in English:

rabbet

nounPlural rabbets ˈrabɪtˈræbət
North American
  • A step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece; a rebate.

    as modifier a rabbet joint
verbrabbeting, rabbeted, rabbets ˈrabɪtˈræbət
[with object]North American
  • 1Make a rebate in (a piece of wood).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of course, the miter and lap could be made by rabbeting and making the 45 degree cut with a shoulder plane.
    • Imagine getting a door slab, an unassembled door jamb, hinges and door hardware and having to do all the mortising, drilling, rabbeting on site.
    • It would be a mistake to rabbet the edge first: the fence would have no surface to guide it for subsequent cuts.
    • A neater and stronger solution was to rabbet the drawer sides to accept both the drawer bottom and the runners.
    1. 1.1with object Join or fix (a piece of wood) to another with a rebate.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French rabbat 'abatement, recess'.

Rhymes

Babbitt, cohabit, habit, rabbit
 
 

Definition of rabbet in US English:

rabbet

nounˈræbətˈrabət
North American
  • A step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece.

    as modifier a rabbet joint
verbˈræbətˈrabət
[with object]North American
  • 1Make a rabbet in (a piece of wood).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Imagine getting a door slab, an unassembled door jamb, hinges and door hardware and having to do all the mortising, drilling, rabbeting on site.
    • It would be a mistake to rabbet the edge first: the fence would have no surface to guide it for subsequent cuts.
    • Of course, the miter and lap could be made by rabbeting and making the 45 degree cut with a shoulder plane.
    • A neater and stronger solution was to rabbet the drawer sides to accept both the drawer bottom and the runners.
    1. 1.1with object Join or fix (a piece of wood) to another with a rabbet.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French rabbat ‘abatement, recess’.

 
 
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