- crofting
- croft·ing
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crofting
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Crofting — is a form of land tenure[1] and small scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the Islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man.[2] Within crofting townships, individual crofts are established on the better land, and a… … Wikipedia
Crofting — Croft ing, n. 1. Croftland. [Scot.] Jamieson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Textile Manuf.) Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crofting — [[t]krɒ̱ftɪŋ, AM krɔ͟ːft [/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n In Scotland, crofting is the activity of farming on small pieces of land. ...isolated crofting communities … English dictionary
crofting — tiŋ noun ( s) Etymology: croft (I) + ing 1. chiefly Britain a. : the quality or state of being successively cropped b … Useful english dictionary
crofting — noun A form of land tenure and small scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor quality hill ground is shared by all the… … Wiktionary
crofting — croft|ing [ˈkrɔftıŋ US ˈkro:f ] n [U] BrE the system of farming on crofts in Scotland … Dictionary of contemporary English
crofting — noun (U) the system of farming on crofts in Scotland … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crofting — UK [ˈkrɒftɪŋ] / US [ˈkrɑftɪŋ] noun [uncountable] farming on a croft … English dictionary
Scottish Crofting Foundation — The Scottish Crofting Foundation (SCF), formerly called the Scottish Crofters Union (SCU), is an organisation of crofting communities in the highlands and islands of Scotland. Its magazine is called The Crofter .The SCF is currently involved in… … Wikipedia
home-crofting — homeˈ crofting noun • • • Main Entry: ↑home … Useful english dictionary
