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rab·bet
 rabbet
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- pronunciation:
- rae
biht
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a slot or groove cut into the edge of a board, frame, or the like, to receive a projecting edge of another piece so that the two fit together.
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| definition 2: |
any joint formed using rabbets.
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| related words: |
joint |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
rabbets, rabbeting, rabbetted |
| definition 1: |
to cut a rabbet into.
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| definition 2: |
to join (two boards or the like) using rabbets.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to be or become joined by rabbets.
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