rabbet
Example Sentences
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The re-entering angle left upon the wood is called the rebate or rabbet.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
I promised Allworthy already to give up half my estate—od rabbet it!
From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry
It warn't a week afore he wuz runnin' a rabbet and run right into it.
From A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others by Smith, Francis Hopkinson
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
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.
