Croft Definition

krôft, krŏft
noun
A small, enclosed field.
Webster's New World
A small farm, esp. one worked by a renter.
Webster's New World

A fenced piece of land, especially in Scotland, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production and usually with a crofter's dwelling thereon.

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(archaic) A carafe.

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pronoun

A surname​, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft.

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Other Word Forms of Croft

Noun

Singular:
croft
Plural:
crofts

Origin of Croft

  • Middle English from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English

    From Wiktionary

Croft Sentence Examples

  • The memorial stands by the river above the church, and above again lie the Bancroft or Bank croft gardens where, in.

  • Italy has acquired almost all the Slovene and Croft districts of Gorizia and Istria.

  • This traditional stone-built croft is to be found in the beautiful village of Scourie on the wild north west coast of Scotland.

  • The tenant of a registered croft can apply to the Commission for consent to subdivide the croft into two or more parts.

  • Where there is demand for a croft tenancy, the Commission can ask the landlord to re-let the vacant croft tenancy, the Commission can ask the landlord to re-let the vacant croft.

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Words Starting With

CCRCRO

Words Ending With

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