The Collaborative International Dictionary
house-raising
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
house-raising
n. construction by a group of neighbors
Usage examples of "house-raising".
His opposition to the practice was so well known that, at house-raisings, log-rollings, huskings, and parties, it was not expected that he would touch anything which would intoxicate.