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rabbet

[rab-it] / ˈræb ɪt /










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It also fits into a rabbet on the upper back side of the shelf.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

Fig. 266-27 Dado tongue and rabbet No. 28.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

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

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.

I promised Allworthy already to give up half my estate—od rabbet it!

From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry




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