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   rabbet

   /ˈrabɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a step-shaped recess cut along the edge or in the face of a piece of wood, typically forming a match to the edge or tongue of another piece; a rebate: "a rabbet joint"

   verb

   • 1. make a rebate in (a piece of wood).
   • ▪ join or fix (a piece of wood) to another with a rebate.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French rabbat ‘abatement, recess’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • B

     3

   • E

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   • T

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