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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Rab·bet, 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 rabbet plane
      n : a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets [syn: openside
           plane]