rabbet
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The entrance was cut out of a massive piece of rock, left thick on purpose, and on either side of the opening the edges still show the rabbet which was to receive the door.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.
Letting one piece of timber into another with a rabbet to give additional strength or finish.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
It is practicable, if a rabbet or mitered joint is used in the sides, but if the side pieces are butted or dadoed, the rabbet for the bottom shows.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
The width across the rabbet is 3 in., while the portion above the rabbet and inboard is 7 in. wide.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.
The following is the performance at draught of water 2 feet above rabbet of keel: Boiler pressure 90 lb.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 by Various
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