rebate (rabbet) A groove or recess cut into the edge of a board to receive the edge of another piece.
Source: Construction Dictionary, 2nd printing 1979, published by Greater Phoenix, Arizona Chapter #98 of The National Association of Women in Construction. (P.O. Box 6142, Phoenix, Arizona 85505), Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 78-54448
Comments: This dictionary started out as spiral bound book for the female office staff to have terms used in construction clearly defined and built up to be a dictionary in demand all over the country. I purchased mine (628 pages) in 1980 and have not updated it, but more has been added to it through the years in subsequent editions. It's amazing what is in it, things not found in any other dictionary, truly a work of those who work in the field. In addition to definitions, etc., it has measurement references and various construction-related sketches.
Webster's ain't agonna have "Lu-Re-Co," "lump hammer," "plate bearing test," or "Rosie O'Moore" (slang for a door). Neither will Webster's have "frick" which is a McDonald's term used in their construction contracts meaning to move one line item to another phase of the construction (like from drive up to lobby). Yup, the fast-food restaurant chain.
Glenna