Definitions for barn-raising

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barn-raising barn raising

Barn-Raising is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 373 anagrams from letters in barn-raising (-aabgiinnrrs).

Definitions for barn-raising

noun

1. (in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn.

Origin of barn-raising

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

Examples for barn-raising

Come a muster or a barn raising or an election or anything, Harve Allen fought somebody—and licked him.

It can be made as much of a social institution as corn husking and barn raising were formerly.