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.
Webster 1913