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单词 crofts
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

crofts

noun

plural of croft, chiefly British
1
as in commons

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • commons
  • tracts
  • meadows
  • grasses
  • plats
  • clearings
  • grounds
  • pastures
  • moors
  • parcels
  • pasturelands
  • lawns
  • fields
  • heaths
  • plots
  • green
  • grasslands
  • glades
  • leys
  • heathlands
  • leas
  • lots
  • greenswards
2
as in steadings

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • steadings
  • homesteads
  • smallholdings
  • plantations
  • manors
  • farmhouses
  • gardens
  • haciendas
  • orchards
  • farms
  • farmlands
  • stations
  • farmsteads
  • ranches
  • granges
  • croplands
  • estates
  • farmyards
  • spreads
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