rabbet joint

2 definitions found

rabbet joint - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rabbet \Rab"bet\, n. [See Rabbet, v., and cf. Rebate, n.]
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     1. (Carp.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out
        of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended
        to receive another member, so as to break or cover the
        joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus,
        the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a
        door, is a rabbet, or rebate.
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     2. Same as Rabbet joint, below.
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     Rabbet joint (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together
        rabbeted boards or timbers; -- called also rabbet.
  
     Rabbet plane, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet.
        --Moxon.
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rabbet joint - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rabbet joint
      n 1: a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards