Meaning Of Raising

p. pr. & vb. n.

of Raise

n.

The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.

n.

Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising.

n.

The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.