crofting

noun

croft·​ing

-tiŋ

plural -s

1

chiefly British

a

: the quality or state of being successively cropped

b

: the land so cropped

2

chiefly British : the system of tenancy of crofters

crofting townships

the crofting problem

Word History

Etymology

croft entry 1 + -ing

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