v. t. [ See Rabate. ] To abate or diminish. [ Obs. ] -- n. Abatement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rabbeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rabbeting. ] [ F. raboter to plane, plane down, rabot a plane; pref. re- re- + OF. abouter, aboter. See Abut, and cf. Rebut. ] 1. To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Rabbet, v., and cf. Rebate, n. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Same as Rabbet joint, below. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Rabbis r Rabbies. [ L., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, Heb. rabī my master, from rab master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.] Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. “The gravest rabbies.” Milton. [1913 Webster]

Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. Matt. xxiii. 8. [1913 Webster]

n. [ F. ] Same as Rabbi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The language or dialect of the rabbins; the later Hebrew. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. rabbinique. ] Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. “Comments staler than rabbinic.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will not buy your rabbinical fumes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a rabbinical manner; after the manner of the rabbins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. rabbinisme. ] 1. A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the rabbins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The teachings and traditions of the rabbins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. rabbiniste. ] One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the Karaites, who rejected the traditions. [ 1913 Webster ]