| 单词 | barn-raising |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbarn-raising barn-raising n. U.S. ‘the erection of the frame of a barn with the help of neighbours; a social gathering on this occasion’ ( D.A.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > gatherings for specific activity apple paring1656 house raising1704 quilting1768 bee1769 sing-song1769 reading party1781 rocking1786 cotton-picking1795 rolling1819 picking bee1828 candy pulling1834 candy pull1845 taffy-join1854 barn-raising1856 taffy pulling1863 coffee shop1880 log-rolling1883 taffy pull1883 petting party1920 play date1975 1856 T. D. Price MS. Diary 28 Apr. (D.A.) Went to D. D. Keller's barn raising. 1952 Economist 9 Aug. 340/1 The old custom of ‘barn-raising’, at which neighbours and friends volunteered their services, is coming back into fashion [in the U.S.A.]. < as lemmas |
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