croft
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++croft /krɒft $ krɒːft/ noun [countable] British English TAa very small farm in Scotland 〔苏格兰的〕小农场
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croft• Some 15,000 crofts, small family farm units that offer marginal incomes and mainly part-time employment, have survived.• Reformed systems of direct support, aimed in particular at helping family farms and crofts.• Both reflect Mills's own remarkable croft for the study of national societies.• After a brief stop at Gairlochy, I decide to make straight for Fiona's croft.• I quicken my step, keeping my eyes fixed ahead, hoping for a sign of life about the croft.• This meant that the married women left at home came in for a large share of the work about the croft.• They had learned that it was easier to survive on the croft than in the bread line.• The croft cottage was small, only two rooms, but she took pride in her work.Origin croft Old Englishcroft nounChinese
Scotland farm very small Corpus in a
croft
croft /krɒft $ krɒːft/
noun [countable] British English
croft /krɒft $ krɒːft/
noun [countable] British English Language: Old English
a very small farm in Scotland
Croft
Croft, Lara
an animated female character in a popular computer game called Tomb Raider, known for being very sexually attractive
Croft, Lara
an animated female character in a popular computer game called Tomb Raider, known for being very sexually attractive