A gathering at which people in a community cooperatively erect the framework of a neighbour's barn, typically followed by a celebration.
a small rural community comes together for a barn raising
Example sentencesExamples
He draws particular attention to a cooperative work endeavor, which he compares to an American "frolic" or barn raising.
The dancing is the highlight of any barn raising.
They announced that a barn raising would be held September 24 and 25, and invited anyone interested to pitch in.
Creating buildings is akin to barn raising - everyone close by comes over to help build, no matter their aptitude, profession, or stage of evolution.
He had become interested in architecture after watching his father help out a barn raising when he was eight.
It seems implausible that the person barking out the orders at a barn raising is chosen at random.
About 100 or so volunteers from across the country were about to arrive in Immokalee for the barn raising.
Their life is documented in the book with black-and-white photographs of farmwork, schools, a barn raising, and activities of children and young people.
He decided to organize an old-fashioned barn raising.
Neighborhood exchanges like Anne's hark back to a time when folks routinely gathered together for a barn raising or pitched in to help each other bring in the harvest.
Definition of barn raising in US English:
barn raising
noun
North American historical
A gathering at which people in a community cooperatively erect the framework of a neighbor's barn, typically followed by a celebration.
a small rural community comes together for a barn raising
Example sentencesExamples
He had become interested in architecture after watching his father help out a barn raising when he was eight.
The dancing is the highlight of any barn raising.
Neighborhood exchanges like Anne's hark back to a time when folks routinely gathered together for a barn raising or pitched in to help each other bring in the harvest.
They announced that a barn raising would be held September 24 and 25, and invited anyone interested to pitch in.
He decided to organize an old-fashioned barn raising.
Creating buildings is akin to barn raising - everyone close by comes over to help build, no matter their aptitude, profession, or stage of evolution.
About 100 or so volunteers from across the country were about to arrive in Immokalee for the barn raising.
It seems implausible that the person barking out the orders at a barn raising is chosen at random.
He draws particular attention to a cooperative work endeavor, which he compares to an American "frolic" or barn raising.
Their life is documented in the book with black-and-white photographs of farmwork, schools, a barn raising, and activities of children and young people.