Rabbit or rabbit means the long-eared furry little creature; a bunny--
I saw a rabbit hopping around on the front lawn.
Our son wants a pet rabbit, but we're not sure it's a good idea.
Rabbet or rabbet ( rhymes with rabbit, or nearly rhymes ) means a groove or recess in the edge of a board, used to join boards together--
He wants it to be sturdy, so he's putting them together with a rabbet joint.
If you cut a rabbet in each side, they'll join together securely.
Rabbet may also mean to join boards together by cutting a groove or recess--
He's going to rabbet and glue the edges, so it will take a little longer.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"He wants the rabbit hutch to be escape-proof, so he's going to rabbet and glue every joint."
Note--Not to be confused with "rabid", meaning infected with rabies--
The dog was hysterical; we are afraid it is rabid.
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