croft
1 Americannoun
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a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
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a small plot of ground adjacent to a house and used as a kitchen garden, to pasture one or two cows, etc.; a garden large enough to feed a family or have commercial value.
noun
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a small enclosed plot of land, adjoining a house, worked by the occupier and his family, esp in Scotland
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dialect a patch of wasteland, formerly one used for bleaching fabric in the sun
Etymology
Origin of croft1
before 1000; Middle English, Old English: small field
Origin of croft2
Named after the Reverend Sir Herbert Croft (1757–1816), lexicologist, its inventor
Example Sentences
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A farmer from South Uist claims sea eagles are behind the disappearance of five Shetland pony foals from his hillside croft.
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Rob Claxton-Ingham, who lives on a croft with his husband, said the future was uncertain as he doesn't know where his foster child will attend secondary school.
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"I have a croft house I am trying to do up, so I might do some plastering."
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It is a place of farms, crofts, forests and rugged hills, vast upland moors and mountains but few people.
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Instead of working on their long-overdue extension, Billy built a miniature croft house for the otter, equipped with a camera, wi-fi and a set of Mail family photos.
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