ALL meanings of rabbet
rab·bet
R r - noun rabbet a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it. 1
- noun rabbet a broad groove let into the surface of a board or the like; dado. 1
- verb with object rabbet to cut a rabbet in (a board or the like). 1
- verb with object rabbet to join (boards or the like) by means of a rabbet or rabbets. 1
- verb without object rabbet to join by a rabbet (usually followed by on or over). 1
- noun rabbet 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. 1
- noun rabbet recess in a frame 1
- noun rabbet a recess, groove, or step, usually of rectangular section, cut into a surface or along the edge of a piece of timber to receive a mating piece 0
- noun rabbet a joint made between two pieces of timber using a rabbet 0
- verb rabbet to cut or form a rabbet in (timber) 0
- verb rabbet to join (pieces of timber) using a rabbet 0
- noun rabbet a groove or recess cut in the edge of a board, plank, etc. in such a way that another piece may be fitted into it to form a joint (rabbet joint) 0
- verb transitive rabbet to cut a rabbet in 0
- verb transitive rabbet to join by means of a rabbet 0
- intransitive verb rabbet to be joined by a rabbet 0