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rabbet
noun as in cut
noun as in furrow
noun as in groove
noun as in notch
verb as in cut
Strong matches
- amputate
- behead
- bisect
- bite
- chine
- chip
- chisel
- cleave
- clip
- crop
- curtail
- dice
- dispatch
- dissect
- dissever
- facet
- fell
- flitch
- gash
- guillotine
- hack
- hash
- hew
- intersect
- lacerate
- level
- lop
- massacre
- mince
- mow
- nick
- notch
- part
- penetrate
- perforate
- pierce
- prune
- puncture
- quarter
- raze
- reap
- rend
- rive
- saber
- saw
- scarify
- scissor
- score
- scythe
- separate
- shave
- shear
- sickle
- slaughter
- slay
- slit
- sliver
- snip
verb as in hollow
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Rabbet, rab′et, n. a groove cut in the edge of a plank so that another may fit into it.
Rabbet these pieces sufficient to allow the art glass to set in on the back sides and be fastened—about 1/4 in.
For the outside rabbet, one piece 11 inch, 371/2 long; this nailed to the end of the box forms rabbet for the trays to rest on.
The re-entering angle left upon the wood is called the rebate or rabbet.
There is a rabbet in their inside upper edge, to receive the hatches or gratings.
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On this page you'll find 228 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rabbet, such as: laceration, wound, carving, chip, chop, and cleavage.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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