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RABBET JOINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rabbet joint mean?
• RABBET JOINT (noun)
The noun RABBET JOINT has 1 sense:
1. a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards
Familiarity information: RABBET JOINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rabbet joint" is a kind of...):
joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)
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