rabbet
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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
The sinking a rabbet in the dead-wood, wherein the heels of the timbers rest.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
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 rabbet should therefore be plowed before the joint is made.
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.
