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rabbet

Meaningcut back

Common meaning: a step-shaped recess cut along a timber edge

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchraboutersource
  2. Frenchrabotersource
  3. Middle Englishrabetsource
  4. Englishrabbet‘a step-shaped recess cut along a timber edge’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old French rabouter ‘cut back’.

Roots

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