2. To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint.
RABBET
Rab"bet, n. [See Rabbet, v., and cf. Rebate, n.]
1. (Carp.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate.
2. Same as Rabbet joint, below.
Rabbet joint (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers; — called also rabbet. — Rabbet plane, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet. Moxon.
RABBI
Rab"bi (rab"bi or -bi; 277), n.; pl. Rabbis (-biz or -biz) or
Rabbies. [L., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, Heb. rabi my master, from rab master,
lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.]
Defn: Master; lord; teacher; — a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. "The gravest rabbies." Milton.
Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all
ye are brethren.
Matt. xxiii. 8.
RABBIN
Rab"bin (rab"bin), n. [F.]
Defn: Same as Rabbi.