Raising
Raising (rāz"ing) , 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. [United States]
3.
The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
Collocations (3)
Raising bee , a bee for raising the frame of a building. See Bee, n., 2. [United States] — W. Irving
Raising hammer , a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal.
Raising plate (Carpentry) , the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests.