croft

noun

ˈkrȯft 

1

chiefly British : a small enclosed field usually adjoining a house

2

chiefly British : a small farm worked by a tenant

crofter

ˈkrȯf-tər 

noun chiefly British

Examples of croft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Living on a croft, our family was there for some months in early 1967. —John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch krocht hill

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

croft

noun

ˈkrȯft 

1

chiefly British : a small enclosed field

2

chiefly British : a small farm worked by a tenant

crofter noun chiefly British