barn raising

A form of barnraising — The collective construction of a barn by members of a community, common in 18th- and 19th-century rural North America, and present-day Mennonite and Amish communities.

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Meanings

nounbarn raising (plural barn raisings)

plural barn raisings

  1. alternativeAlternative form of barnraising.
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APA

barn raising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barn%20raising

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“barn raising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barn%20raising. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barn raising,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barn%20raising.

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