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barn raising

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meanings of barnand raise


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barn
noun[C]
uk /bɑːn/ us /bɑːrn/
a large building on a farm in which animals or hay (= dried grass) and grain ...
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raise
noun[C]
uk /reɪz/ us /reɪz/
an increase in the amount that you are paid for the work ...
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So are barnraising practices in some frontier communities.
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The stage comes alive with a barnraising.
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It is constructed of hand-hewn timbers and shingles from the land it sits on and was built in a community barnraising.
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The last building, the barn, was built in a community barnraising.
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In construction pike poles (pick pole, spike pole) are used to lift the sides of timber framed structures, as in barnraising and utility poles.
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Barnraising addressed the need by enlisting members of the community, unpaid, to assist in the building of their neighbors' barns.
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A number of cultures have such gatherings, often for the purpose of holding a competition, as in a spelling bee, or for providing manual labour, as in a barnraising.
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Failure to attend a barnraising without the best of reasons leads to censure within the community.
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Activities like planting, harvesting, processing, and barnraising often required the collective effort of entire communities.
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Matthew worries that he will not be able to help in the barnraising because of his age.
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