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 ]