/ˈræbɪt/ or /ˈræbɪt/ (noun), /ˈræbɪt/ or /ˈræbɪt/ (verb)

Definitions

1. noun

A small hole or groove, especially one cut in a surface for the purpose of guiding or locking something into place.

“The rabbet on the door frame matched the one on the door.”

2. verb

To cut or make a rabbet in something.

“The carpenter rabbeted the wood to fit the molding.”

3. noun

A type of burrowing mammal, especially the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).

“The rabbit hopped across the field.”