rabbet
Example Sentences
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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
I promised Allworthy already to give up half my estate—od rabbet it!
From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry
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
The sliding section is not always necessary, as in a narrow rabbet or bead.
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
