barnraisings

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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

noun
  1. pluralplural of barnraising
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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