croft

krɔft

Definition

Definition of croft - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

field

small enclosed field near a house

He grew vegetables in the croft behind his cottage..

farmstead

smallholding

farming

Rare

small farm worked by a crofter

Rare

The croft was passed down through generations.

farmstead

homestead

smallholding

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small enclosed field near a house
small farm worked by a crofter

Origin of croft

Old English, croft (small enclosed field)

Terms with croft included in their meaning

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crofter

farming

tenant of a croft in Scotland

crofter

agriculture

owner of a croft in Great Britain

Examples of croft in a sentence

They bought a croft to start a small farm.
They built a new barn on the croft.
The croft's produce was sold at the market.

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French:enclos, petite ferme, ...
German:kleines Feld, Kleinbauernhof, ...
Italian:orto, podere, ...
Spanish:campo cercado, granja, ...
Portuguese:campo, quinta, ...
Chinese:小围场, 小农场, ...
Japanese:小さな囲い地, 小農場, ...
Arabic:حَقْل صَغِير, مَزْرَعَة صَغِيرَة, ...
Hebrew:חֶלְקַת אֲדָמָה קְטַנָּה, קְרוֹפְט, ...
Russian:огороженный участок, ферма, ...
Ukrainian:огороджена ділянка, крофт, ...
Hindi:छोटा खेत, क्रॉफ्ट, ...
Bengali:ক্ষুদ্র ক্ষেত, ...
Catalan:camp clos, granja, ...
Czech:políčko, malá farma, ...
Danish:lille mark, småbrug, ...
Dutch:klein veld, kleine boerderij, ...
Greek:μικρό χωράφι, φάρμα, ...
Hungarian:kiskert, kisbirtok, ...
Khmer:ចម្ការតូច, កសិដ្ឋានតូចរបស់កសិករជួលដីនៅស្កុតឡង់, ...
Korean:작은 밭, 작은 농장, ...
Persian:زمین کوچک, مزرعه, ...
Polish:ogrodzone pole, gospodarstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):campo, fazenda, ...
Romanian:câmp închis, fermă mică, ...
Swedish:liten åker, torp, ...
Thai:ทุ่งเล็ก, ฟาร์มขนาดเล็ก, ...
Turkish:küçük tarla, çiftlik, ...
Vietnamese:cánh đồng nhỏ, trang trại nhỏ, ...

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