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单词 croft
释义

croft

noun

ˈkrȯft How to pronounce croft (audio)
1
chiefly British : a small enclosed field usually adjoining a house
2
chiefly British : a small farm worked by a tenant
crofter
ˈkrȯf-tər How to pronounce croft (audio)
noun chiefly British

Example Sentences

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

croft

noun

chiefly British
1
as in tract

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tract
  • clearing
  • grass
  • moor
  • plat
  • meadow
  • pasture
  • parcel
  • common(s)
  • green
  • lawn
  • field
  • plot
  • greensward
  • lea
  • pastureland
  • ground
  • grassland
  • heath
  • glade
  • lot
  • ley
  • heathland
2
as in steading

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • steading
  • homestead
  • manor
  • smallholding
  • plantation
  • farmhouse
  • garden
  • orchard
  • hacienda
  • farm
  • station
  • grange
  • farmland
  • ranch
  • cropland
  • farmyard
  • farmstead
  • spread
  • estate
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