French word

rabot

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁabo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounplane

Example

Le menuisier utilise un rabot pour lisser le bois.

The carpenter uses a plane to smooth the wood.

Illustration for rabot (plane)

More examples

Avant de commencer, il a affûté son rabot.

Before starting, he sharpened his hand plane.

Core concept

A small hand plane that shaves thin strips from wood to leave a flat, smooth surface.

Common phrases

  • utiliser un rabot

    use a hand plane

  • acheter un rabot

    buy a hand plane

Similar words

outil: A general-purpose tool used for practical work.
papier de verre: A disposable paper or cloth coated with abrasive for smoothing surfaces.
ponceuse: A powered tool that smooths surfaces with rotating or reciprocating abrasive.

Definition in French

Petit instrument à main de travail du bois, utilisé pour aplanir et lisser une planche en retirant de fines lamelles.

Word origin

French rabot is historically linked to raboter, the verb for removing thin shavings from a surface.

Usage tips

  • Rabot is masculine, so the usual article is un rabot rather than une rabot.

Related words

  • raboterplaneverb
  • rabotageplaningnoun
  • raboteuseplanernoun

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