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Meaning of croft

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

croft

Pronunciation:/kɹɑft//kɹɒft//kɹɔft/

noun

Definitions

  1. An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.

    Synonyms:quillet

verb

Definitions

  1. To do agricultural work on one or more crofts.

  2. To place (cloth, etc.) on the ground in the open air in order to sun and bleach it.