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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.