Raising /(rāz"ĭng)/

Rais·ing

Raising

n.
  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. [U.S.]
  3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.

Phrases & Compounds
Raising bee
a bee for raising the frame of a building. See Bee, n., 2.
Raising hammer
a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal.
Raising plate
the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests.