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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024croft1 (krôft, kroft),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]- British Termsa small farm, esp. one worked by a tenant.
- British Termsa small plot of ground adjacent to a house and used as a kitchen garden, to pasture one or two cows, etc.;
a garden large enough to feed a family or have commercial value.
- Middle English, Old English: small field bef. 1000
- Furniturea small, portable filing cabinet of table height, having drop leaves for use as a table.
- named after the Rev. Sir Herbert Croft (1757–1816), lexicologist, its inventor
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: croft /krɒft/ n Brit - a small enclosed plot of land, adjoining a house, worked by the occupier and his family, esp in Scotland
Etymology: Old English croft; related to Middle Dutch krocht hill, field, Old English creopan to creep |