house-raising

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

house-raising
    n 1: construction by a group of neighbors

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

house-raising \house-raising\ n.
   A gathering for the construction of a house by a group of
   neighbors, usually in a rural community, and sometimes
   accomplished in a single day; similar to a {barn-raising}.
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]