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barn raising

–noun
(in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism
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barn raising  
n.  A social event in which members of a community assist in the building of a new barn.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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