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-raising

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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