Answer: rabbet

AnswerCrossword Clue
RABBETCarpentry groove
RABBETJoint in carpentry
RABBETCarpenter's cut.
RABBETGroove
RABBETCarpenter's joint
RABBETNotch or groove in a board
RABBETJoiner's groove
RABBETNotch cut into a board
rabbetto join by a rabbet (usually fol. by on or over)
rabbetto cut a groove in
rabbetdeep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it
rabbetto cut a rabbet in (a board or the like)
rabbetto join (boards or the like) by means of a rabbet or rabbets
rabbetbroad groove let into the surface of a board or the like; dado