Rabbet [noun]

Definition of Rabbet:

indentation

Synonyms of Rabbet:

● Gash

● Cut

● Indent

● Incision

● Scratch

● Indenture

● Gap

● Nick

● Score

● Cleft

● Mill

● Mark

● Groove

● Rut

● Nock


Opposite/Antonyms of Rabbet:

● Closure

● Closing


Sentence/Example of Rabbet:

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

In an end-lap joint on rabbeted pieces the joint must be adapted to the rabbet.

Set the fence and the stop at the desired width and depth of the rabbet.

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

The sinking a rabbet in the dead-wood, wherein the heels of the timbers rest.

Cut them to fit the mortises in the posts, also rabbet the back rails for the backing.

Cut tenons on the end rails and rabbet them and the side pieces for the panels.

The panel may be of one piece, set into the rabbet and grooves.

The bottom shelf can simply be made narrower and without a rabbet.

The back should be set in a rabbet as in the cases already shown.