raising : Idioms & Phrases
Raising bee
- a bee for raising the frame of a building. See
Bee , n., 2. U.S. W. Irving.
Webster 1913
Raising hammer
- a hammer with a rounded face, used in raising sheet metal.
Webster 1913
Raising plate
(Carp.) , the plate, or longitudinal timber, on which a roof is raised and rests.