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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. construction by a group of neighbors; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

house-raising \house-raising\ n.
   A gathering for the construction of a house by a group of
   neighbors, usually in a rural community, and sometimes
   accomplished in a single day; similar to a barn-raising.
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

house-raising
    n 1: construction by a group of neighbors