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croft

Syllabification: (croft)
Pronunciation: /krôft/

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Definition of croft

noun

  • a small rented farm, especially one in Scotland, comprising a plot of arable land attached to a house and with a right of pasturage held in common with other such farms.
  • an enclosed field used for tillage or pasture, typically attached to a house and worked by the occupier.

verb

[with object]
  • farm (land) as a croft or crofts.

Derivatives

crofter

noun

Origin:

Old English: of unknown origin

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