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rabbet
rabbet [ rábbit ]


noun  (plural rabbets)
Definition:
 

Same as  rebate2


transitive verb  (3rd person present singular rabbets, present participle rabbeting, past and past participle rabbeted)
Definition:
 

Same as  rebate2v (sense 1) (sense 2)

[15th century. < Old French rab(b)at 'recess' < rabattre (see rebate1)]
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