raising plate

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raising plate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Raising \Rais"ing\ (r[=a]z"[i^]ng), n.
     1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting,
        producing, or restoring to life.
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     2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the
        frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]
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     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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     Raising bee, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See
        Bee, n., 2. [U.S.] --W. Irving.
  
     Raising hammer, a hammer with a rounded face, used in
        raising sheet metal.
  
     Raising plate (Carp.), the plate, or longitudinal timber,
        on which a roof is raised and rests.
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