Barn raising
(in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of -ssisting a neighbor to put up a new barn.
historical examples
come a muster or a barn raising or an election or anything, harve allen fought somebody—and licked him.
back home irvin s. cobb
it can be made as much of a social inst-tution as corn husking and barn raising were formerly.
our schools in war time—and after arthur davis dean
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