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- croft (n.) O.E. croft "enclosed field, small field," of unknown etymology. Crofter is 1799, originally Scottish.
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Croft — bezeichnet Personen und Orte: Personen: Annabel Croft (* 1966), britische Tennisspielerin Colin Croft (* 1953), Cricketspieler aus Guyana David Croft (1922–2011), britischer Schriftsteller für TV Serien Douglas Croft (1926–1963), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Croft — may refer to: Croft, an area of land with a crofter s dwelling, used for crofting (small scale food production). Bleachfield, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, sometimes called crofts. Locations in the United Kingdom: Croft,… … Wikipedia
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Croft — (kr[o^]ft; 115), n. [AS. croft; akin to D. kroft hillock; cf. Gael. croit hump, croft.] A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm. [1913 Webster] A few small crofts of stone encumbered ground. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
croft — Brit. ► NOUN 1) a small rented farm in Scotland or northern England. 2) a small enclosed field attached to a house. ► VERB ▪ farm (land) as a croft or crofts. DERIVATIVES crofter noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Croft — Croft, William, geb. 1677 in Warwickshire, war u.a. 1707 Organist an der Westminsterabtei, Chordirector u. Componist der königlichen Kapelle u. st. 1727; er componirte bes. viele Anthems; Hauptwerk: Musica sacra, or select anthems etc., Lond.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
croft — [krɔft US kro:ft] n BrE [: Old English;] a very small farm in Scotland … Dictionary of contemporary English
croft — [ krɔft, kraft ] noun count MAINLY BRITISH a small farm in Scotland … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
croft — [krôft] n. [ME < OE, akin to MDu krocht, hill, field among dunes < Gmc * krufta, lit., that which bends < IE base * ger : see CRADLE] Brit. 1. a small, enclosed field 2. a small farm, esp. one worked by a renter crofter n … English World dictionary
croft|er — «KRF tuhr, KROF », noun. British. a person who cultivates a very small farm … Useful english dictionary
