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Webster 1913 Edition
Raising
Rais′ing
(rāz′ĭng)
, Noun.
1.
The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.
2.
Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building;
as, to help at a
. raising
[U.S.]
3.
The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
Raising bee
, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See , 2.
Bee
, Noun.
[U.S.]
W. Irving.
– Raising hammer
, a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal.
– Raising plate
(Carp.)
, the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests.
Webster 1828 Edition
Raising
RA'ISING
,ppr.
RA'ISING
, n.1.
The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.2.
In New England, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.