rabbet joint

noun

: a joint formed by fitting together rabbeted boards or timbers

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Which essential tool for cutting a rabbet joint or dado joint is best? Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026

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First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rabbet joint was circa 1828

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“Rabbet joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rabbet%20joint. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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