"Horscroft" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Horscrofts [plural]
Etymology: Toponymic surname for someone who lived by or worked at an enclosure for horses, from Middle English hors (“horse”) + croft (“enclosed field”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|hors||horse}} Middle English hors (“horse”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Horscroft (plural Horscrofts)
  1. A surname from Middle English.
    Sense id: en-Horscroft-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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