ALL meanings of rabbeting
rab·bet
R r - noun rabbeting 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 rabbeting a broad groove let into the surface of a board or the like; dado. 1
- verb with object rabbeting to cut a rabbet in (a board or the like). 1
- verb with object rabbeting to join (boards or the like) by means of a rabbet or rabbets. 1
- verb without object rabbeting to join by a rabbet (usually followed by on or over). 1