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rabbet

[rab-it] / ˈræb ɪt /










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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.

Inherent in the bench planes is a feeling of motion, particularly in the plow and the rabbet where basic design alone conveys the idea that they were meant to move over fixed surfaces.

From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Welsh, Peter C.

The rabbet should therefore be plowed before the joint is made.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

After the hollowing out is completed, a rabbet one-eighth of an inch wide and deep is cut to receive the deck, its outer line being g h i k, Fig.

From Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

The rabbet at the end of the piece X is cut not the entire width of the piece Y, but only the width of the lap,—c-f = a-e.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William




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