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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raising \Rais"ing\ (r[=a]z"[i^]ng), n.
1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting,
producing, or restoring to life.
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2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the
frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
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3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it
into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering,
stamping, or spinning.
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{Raising bee}, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See
{Bee}, n., 2. [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.
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