Etymograph

English

rabbeter

From rabbet + -er.

Formed from rabbet + -er

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

Old French raboter

Middle English rabeten

English rabbet

Today it means

noun A woodwork tool for forming rabbets.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rabbeter”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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