| rebate | 1. A restangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet. 2. A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar. 3. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood. 4. [Perhaps a different word] A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. See: Rabbet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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