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Definition of Raising
Rais´ing Pronunciation: rāz´ĭng | 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. | | 3. | 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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