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rabbet
Part of speech: NounA groove or cut, made in the edge of one plank, etc., so that another may fit into it.
Part of speech: VerbTo join, as parts cut or grooved to fit together.
Usage examples "rabbet":- He did not speak, however, of Rabbet. - "Salammbo", Gustave Flaubert.
- But rabbet me it I can guess what they were. - "I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales", Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch.
- Take out the rabbet, pick the meat from the bones, covering it up to keep it white; put the bones back in the liquor, add the vegetables, and simmer for 2 hours; skim and strain, and let it cool. - "The Book of Household Management", Mrs. Isabella Beeton.