'Raising bee' definitions:

Definition of 'Raising bee'

From: GCIDE
  • Raising \Rais"ing\ (r[=a]z"[i^]ng), n.
  • 1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]