Raising1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Raise.
2. (n.) The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life.
3. (n.) Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the frame of a building; as, to help at a raising.
4. (n.) The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
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