Etymology

rabbet

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Today it means: A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint. Full definition →

Middle English rabeten ← Old French raboter
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromrabot
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrabet
  3. Old French · derived fromre-
  4. Old French · derived fromraboter
  5. Middle English · inherited fromrabeten
  6. English todayrabbet

From Middle English rabeten, from Old French raboter, rabouter (“to thrust back”, verb), from Old French re- + boter, bouter. Doublet of rebut. The noun is from Middle English rabet, from Old French rabot, from the verb.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchre- all →

rechargeredressretrenchmentre-

Middle Englishrabet all →

rabbit

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