crofting

ˈkrɔːftɪŋ

Definition

Definition of crofting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

scottish farming

TECH.

small-scale farming system in the Scottish Highlands

TECH.

Crofting has shaped the landscape of the Highlands.

smallholding

Adjective

agriculture

Rare

typical of small-scale tenant farming communities and their lifestyle

Rare

She embraced the crofting lifestyle wholeheartedly.

farming

TECH.

pertaining to crofts or their management

TECH.

She specialized in crofting techniques and land use.

agricultural

farming

rural

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Origin of crofting

Old Norse, kroft (small farm)

Examples of crofting in a sentence

Debate about crofting regulations reached Parliament today.
The crofting community gathered for the annual festival.
Her crofting skills were admired by the villagers.
The crofting community gathered for the annual meeting.
Crofting practices have been passed down through generations.

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French:petite agriculture des Highlands, rural, ...
German:Crofting, bäuerlichen, ...
Italian:coltivazione tradizionale, agricolo, ...
Spanish:agricultura de pequeña escala en las Tierras Altas de Escocia, de crofting, ...
Portuguese:crofting, de cultivo em pequenas parcelas, ...
Chinese:小农耕作, 克罗夫特式的, ...
Japanese:クロフティング, クロフティングの, ...
Arabic:زِرَاعَة صَغِيرَة النِطَاق, زراعي صغير, ...
Hebrew:קְרוֹפְטִינְג, חַקְלָאִי, ...
Russian:крофтерство, крестьянский, ...
Ukrainian:крофтінг, крофтинговий, ...
Hindi:क्रॉफ्टिंग, क्रॉफ्टिंग संबंधी, ...
Bengali:ক্রফটিং, গ্রামীণ, ...
Catalan:agricultura de croft, agrari, ...
Czech:drobné hospodaření, malorolnický, ...
Danish:croftbrug, crofting-, ...
Dutch:crofting, kleinschalig landbouw, ...
Greek:κρόφτινγκ, αγροτικός, ...
Hungarian:skót kisbirtokos gazdálkodás, kisparaszti bérlőgazdálkodásra jellemző, ...
Khmer:ប្រព័ន្ធកសិកម្មខ្នាតតូចនៅតំបន់ខ្ពង់រាបស្កុតឡង់, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងកសិកម្មខ្នាតតូចលើដីជួល, ...
Korean:크로프팅, 크로프팅의, ...
Persian:کشاورزی کوچک‌مقیاس اسکاتلند, کرافینگ, ...
Polish:gospodarka małorolna w Szkocji, rolniczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):agricultura em pequenas propriedades nas Terras Altas da Escócia, agrícola, ...
Romanian:agricultură de croft, de crofting, ...
Swedish:crofting, småbrukar-, ...
Thai:ครอฟติ้ง, การทำไร่, ...
Turkish:croft çiftçiliği, crofting tarzı, ...
Vietnamese:canh tác nhỏ ở Scotland, đặc trưng cho lối sống crofting, ...

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Definition of crofting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of crofting

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